Kondor B.I
Kondor Flugzeugwerke · Germany · first flew 1918 · light aircraft
The Kondor B.I was a German two-seat biplane trainer designed and built close to the end of the First World War.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 6.85 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Two-seat biplane of all-wood construction
- Mercedes D.II six-cylinder inline engine
- Two-bladed wooden fixed-pitch propeller
A two-seat biplane trainer with a Mercedes D.II inline engine and a two-bladed wooden fixed-pitch propeller. Its all-wood airframe was built from very few parts.
Specifications
- The Kondor B.I has a length of 6.85 m (22 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 9.5 m (31 ft).
Figures are for the representative variant described above; marks differ. See how AircraftIQ sources figures.
History
Walter Rethel designed it at Kondor Flugzeugwerke in Essen, and it was built at the end of 1917 as an all-wood trainer. It was revolutionary in reducing the number of parts needed to assemble the aircraft to a minimum, and it first flew in January 1918.
Variants
The B.I used a 120 hp Mercedes D.II six-cylinder liquid-cooled inline engine.
Where you'll see it
After successful test flights, a small batch of B.Is was ordered.
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