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The DFW B.I (factory designation MD 14), was one of the earliest
The DFW B.I (factory designation MD 14), was one of the earliest German
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aircraft to see service during World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...
, and one of the numerous "B-class" unarmed, two-seat observation biplane
A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other. The first powered, controlled aeroplane to fly, the Wright Flyer, used a biplane wing arrangement, as did many aircraft in the early years of aviation. While ...
s of the German military in 1914, but with a distinctive appearance that differentiated it from contemporaries.Wagner, Ray and Nowarra, Heinz. ''German Combat Planes: A Comprehensive Survey and History of the Development of German Military Aircraft from 1914 to 1945''. New York: Doubleday, 1971. Though a biplane, its crescent-planform three-bay wings were inspired by that of the earlier Rumpler Taube
The Etrich ''Taube'', also known by the names of the various later manufacturers who built versions of the type, such as the Rumpler ''Taube'', was a pre-World War I monoplane aircraft. It was the first military aeroplane to be mass-produced in ...
monoplane
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes.
A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing confi ...
, and led to the DFW aircraft being named the ''Fliegende Banane'' ("Flying Banana") by its pilots.
The B.II was similar but was built as a trainer. Some were fitted with the more powerful Mercedes D.II engine.
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