Aviatik B.III

The Aviatik B.III was a reconnaissance aircraft built in Austria-Hungary during World War I. Aviatik's Austro-Hungarian subsidiary had built the German-designed B.II, and now further developed this design by adding a more powerful engine and armament in the form of a defensive machine gun and bomb racks. It was otherwise similar to Austro-Hungarian built B.IIs, incorporating the revisions that had been made locally to the original design. All were obsolete and out of service by the end of 1916.

B.III
Role	Reconnaissance aircraft
Manufacturer	Öesterreichesche-Ungärische Flugzeugfabrik Aviatik
Designer	Robert Wild
First flight	1916
Introduction	1916
Retired	1916
Primary user	Kaiserliche und Konigliche Luftfahrtruppen

Operators

Austria-Hungary

• Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: two, pilot and observer
• Powerplant: 1 × Austro-Daimler inline , 120 kW (160 hp)

Performance Armament

• 1 × 8mm Schwarzlose MG M.07/12 machine gun for observer
• Several 10 kg (22 lb) bombs

References

• Herris, Jack (2023). Aviatik Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 10 (2nd ed.). n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-953201-59-1.