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Aviatik (Osterr. Aviatik-Werke) B.III

Страна: Австро-Венгрия

Год: 1915

Aviatik (Osterr. Aviatik-Werke) - B.I / B.II - 1914 - Австро-Венгрия<– –>Aviatik (von Mises) - 30.04 / 30.12 / 30.13 - 1915 - Австро-Венгрия


А.Александров, Г.Петров Крылатые пленники России


В начале 1915 г. специалисты венской фирмы "Авиатик" Карл Иллнер и Альфред Гасснер (Karl Illner, Alfred Gassner) сконструировали модель Б.III - оснащенный 160-сильным мотором "Даймлер" биплан классической формы с вполне заурядными характеристиками: размах 15,30 м, длина 9,40 м, высота 3,47 м, площадь крыльев 42,2 кв. м, вес пустого 920 кг, взлетный вес 1357 кг, максимальная скорость 122 км/ч, скороподъемность 1000 м за 8 минут 5 секунд.
   Осенью 1915 г. и весной 1916 г. компания получила два заказа в общей сложности на 52 аппарата 33-й серии, которым отводились номера с 33.01 по 33.52. Внедрение типа в серийное производство проходило не без проблем, но с февраля 1916 г. "Б-третьи" все же начали поступать в воевавшие на Восточном фронте 5, 10, 14, 20, 22 и 27-й австро-венгерские авиаотряды. Эксплуатация в полевых условиях выявила два основных недостатка конструкции - ее перегруженность и слабую энерговооруженность, и летом 1916 г. модель перевели в разряд тренировочных - благо ее просторная кабина облегчала взаимодействие ученика и инструктора. Тридцать семь "Авиатиков Б.III" передали в школьные подразделения, где часть из них продолжала службу даже в 1918 г. Некоторые не дождались спокойной жизни, как, например, изображенный на снимке аэроплан с номером 33.02, попавший в русский плен при неизвестных обстоятельствах. В кабине на турели находится германский пулемет "Бергманн" (Maschinengewehr 15nA - Bergmann) образца 1915 г. Его характеристики были следующими: калибр 7,92 мм, вес 9,80 кг, скорострельность 500 выстрелов в минуту. Питание осуществлялось с помощью ленты на 200 патронов, хранившейся в патронной коробке.


P.Grosz, G.Haddow, P.Shiemer Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One


Aviatik B.III Series 33

  The Aviatik B.III was designed in early 1915 by Karl Illner and Ingenieur Alfred Gassner, completely independent of help from the parent company in Germany. It did not prove successful at the Front. The production contract, signed on 9 April 1915, called for 25 aircraft with delivery to be completed in June 1915. Because of protracted engineering delays, the contract was cancelled and assigned to the Aviatik B.II series 34, a type then in production. The B.III was finally approved on 6 September 1915 when Flars ordered 28 aircraft powered by a 160 hp Daimler engine. An additional 24 aircraft were ordered on 20 April 1916. Delivery of the 52 B.III biplanes, numbered 33.01 to 33.52, was scheduled to be completed in May 1916.
  However, even after months of design effort, Aviatik proved incapable of demonstrating an acceptable production prototype. Flars directed Mises to provide assistance. In December 1915, an "experimental series 33 aircraft" using the Aviatik 30.01 airframe fitted with a Mises-designed wing was flight tested. When flown under ideal conditions, the B.III prototype was reported as being superior to the Aviatik B.II series 34. Nevertheless, Aviatik was penalized by Flars because the B.III production aircraft had failed to reach contractual performance specifications.
  Beginning February 1916, the B.III was assigned to Fliks 5, 10, 14, 20, 22 and 27 on the Eastern Front. Overweight and underpowered, the B.III proved to be sluggish, and in gusty weather the aircraft's pendulum behavior earned it the sobriquet of "rocking chair" by flight crews who regarded the type as "deplorable." The B.III did not last long at the Front, and in the summer of 1916 it was withdrawn and assigned to training service.
  The large cockpit that enabled the instructor to easily reach the flight controls, the gentle qualities and slow speed made the B.III an acceptable trainer. In fact, only one aircraft, 33.27, was fitted with dual controls. A total of 37 were assigned to Fleks 3, 4, 14, and 15 in July 1917. The B.III continued to train pilots through 1918 in decreasing numbers.

Aviatik B.III Series 33 Specifications
Engine: 160 hp Daimler
Wing: Span Upper 15.30 m (50.20 ft)
Span Lower 11.27 m (36.97 ft)
Chord Upper 2.10 m (6.89 ft)
Chord Lower 2.10 m (6.89 ft)
Sweepback Upper 6 deg
Gap 2.00 m (6.56 ft)
Total Wing Area 42.2 sq m (454 sq ft)
General: Length 9.40 m (30.84 ft)
Height 3.47 m (11.38 ft)
Track 2.20 m (7.22 ft)
Empty Weight 920 kg (2029 lb)
Loaded Weight 1357 kg (2992 lb)
Maximum Speed: 122 km/hr (76 mph)
Climb: 1000m (3,281 ft) in 8 min 5 sec


E.Hauke, W.Schroeder, B.Totschinger Die Flugzeuge der k.u.k. Luftfahrtruppe und Seeflieger 1914-1918


30. Flugzeuge der Österreichischen Aviatik-Werke Wien, Stadlau
33.01 — 33.52 Aviatik B.III Dm 160

А.Александров, Г.Петров - Крылатые пленники России
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P.Grosz, G.Haddow, P.Shiemer - Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One /Flying Machines/
Photographs of aircraft armed with the Bergmann LMG 15nA machine gun are rare. One of the few is the Aviatik B.III 33.03, assigned to Flik 20 on the Eastern Front in February 1916. Sharing a large cockpit with the pilot, the observer is checking a German Bergmann LMG 15nA machine gun.
E.Hauke, W.Schroeder, B.Totschinger - Die Flugzeuge der k.u.k. Luftfahrtruppe und Seeflieger 1914-1918
Aviatik B.III 33.18 in Aspern, Flugzeug hatte sehr schleehte Flugeigenschaften, wurde von den Besatzungen abfällig als "Schaukelstuhl" bezeichnet
Aviatik B.III 33.18 в Асперне, самолет имел очень плохие летные характеристики, пренебрежительно именовался экипажами «креслом-качалкой».
P.Grosz, G.Haddow, P.Shiemer - Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One /Flying Machines/
Assigned to Schulkompagnie 1 in December 1916, the Aviatik B.III 33.18 served as an advanced trainer until it was written-off in May 1917. The generator drive belt connecting the propeller hub to the wireless generator is missing.
P.Grosz, G.Haddow, P.Shiemer - Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One /Flying Machines/
Aviatik B.III 33.18 during acceptance testing at Aspern in March 1916. Power was supplied by a 160 hp Daimler engine.
P.Grosz, G.Haddow, P.Shiemer - Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One /Flying Machines/
Posed ready for takeoff, this Aviatik B.III 33.03 was accepted in June 1916 and went on to serve with Flik 27 on the Russian Front.
E.Hauke, W.Schroeder, B.Totschinger - Die Flugzeuge der k.u.k. Luftfahrtruppe und Seeflieger 1914-1918
Aviatik B.III 33.30 bei der Flik 27
P.Grosz, G.Haddow, P.Shiemer - Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One /Flying Machines/
Personnel of the Aviatik factory in Vienna celebrating the completion of their 100th aircraft, an Aviatik B.III series 33 biplane, in mid-1916.
P.Grosz, G.Haddow, P.Shiemer - Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One /Flying Machines/
The Aviatik B.III was dubbed “the rocking chair" and Leutnant von Festraets, ensconced in the large common cockpit, shows why. For training purposes the instructor and student could both work the controls.
P.Grosz, G.Haddow, P.Shiemer - Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One /Flying Machines/
Aviatik B.III Series 33