Albatros B.I

The B.I was a two-seat biplane of conventional configuration that seated the observer and the pilot in separate cockpits in tandem. The wings were originally of three-bay design, but were later changed to a two-bay, unstaggered configuration; featuring a typical aileron control cable system for German aircraft of the time, that allowed for a horizontal control horn that fitted into a structural pocket in the wing structure at neutral. A floatplane version was developed as the Albatros W.I. ==Variants==

;B.I: German production aircraft for the Luftstreitkräfte ;Phönix 20.01:First prototype for Austrian production. ;Phönix 20.02:second prototype for Austrian production. ;B.I(Ph) series 21:Production by Phönix Flugzeug-Werke AG at Vienna for the Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops. ;B.I(Ph) series 24:Production by Phönix Flugzeug-Werke AG at Vienna for the Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops. ;B.I(Ph) series 25:Production by Phönix Flugzeug-Werke AG at Vienna, with the KNV (Knoller Verspannung) for the Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops; 48 ordered, reduced to 16 due to delays and persistent problems. ==Operational history==

The B.Is were withdrawn from front line service in 1915 but some examples served as trainers for the remainder of the war. ==Operators==

; • Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops ; • Bulgarian Air Force ; • Luftstreitkräfte • Kaiserliche Marine ; • Royal Netherlands Air Force ; • The Polish Air Force operated this type postwar. ; • Romanian Air Corps – One Albatros purchased from Germany in 1913 ; • Ottoman Air Force ==Surviving aircraft==

The Phönix 20.01, prototype for Austrian production of the Albatros B.I(Ph), is preserved at the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum in Vienna. ==Specifications (B.I)==