Note: Not to be confused with the Austro-Hungarian Aviatik B.II series 32, 32.7 and 34 which were different aircraft.[1]
| B.II (German) | |
|---|---|
| A German Aviatik B.II | |
| Role | Reconnaissance aircraft Type of aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Aviatik (Germany) |
| Designer | Robert Wild |
| First flight | 1915 |
| Introduction | 1915 |
| Retired | 1916 |
| Primary user | Luftstreitkräfte |
The Aviatik B.II was a reconnaissance aircraft built in Germany during World War I.
The (German) Aviatik B.II was a two-seat biplane of conventional configuration that seated its pilot and observer in tandem, open cockpits. Compared to its predecessor, the B.I, the B.II had a more powerful engine and revised nose design that faired the powerplant in more neatly, and a single "rhino horn" collector stack for the exhaust. A variety of two- and three-bay wing designs were utilised during production. While originally no armament was fitted (in common with other B- class aircraft), later production versions received a machine gun for the observer. All were withdrawn from front line service by early 1916, however the type continued in use as a trainer for a time with advanced flying training units (it is known that the B.II served in this role at FEA 9 at Darmstadt during 1916).[2]
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| Aviatik aircraft | |
| Aviatik (Berg) aircraft | |
| Aviatik (Austro-Hungary) aircraft |
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Idflieg B-class aircraft designations | |
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| AEG | |
| Albatros | |
| Aviatik | |
| DFW | |
| Euler | |
| Germania |
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| Gotha |
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| Halberstadt | |
| Kondor | |
| LVG | |
| NFW |
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| Otto |
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| Rumpler | |
| Sablatnig | |
| Siemens-Schuckert |
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KuKLFT B-class aircraft designations | |
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| Aviatik |
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| Fokker |
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| Hansa-Brandenburg | |
| Lohner | |