Halberstadt C.V
| C.V | |
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| a Halberstadt C.V (Side view) | |
| Role | Reconnaissance |
| Manufacturer | Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke |
| First flight | March 1918 |
| Introduction | June 1918 |
| Primary user | Luftstreitkräfte |
| Developed from | Halberstadt C.III |
The Halberstadt C.V was a German single-engined reconnaissance biplane of World War I, built by Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke. Derived from the Halberstadt C.III, with a more powerful supercharged 160 kW (220 hp) Benz Bz.IVü engine, it saw service only in the final months of the war. Cameras were mounted in the observer's cockpit floor.
The aircraft had very good flight characteristics, especially maneuverability and rate of climb, and was among best German World War I aircraft in its class.[1] First aircraft appeared in front in late June 1918.[1]
Operators
- Estonian Air Force - Postwar.
- Luftstreitkrafte
- Latvian Air Force - Postwar.
- Lithuanian Air Force - Postwar, 10 aircraft and 6 unlicensed copies, used from 1919 to late 1920s[2]
- Polish-Soviet War in 1919-1920[3]
- Soviet Air Force - 18 units acquired in 1922.[4]
Survivors
Brussels, Belgium
A single C.V (S/No. 3471/18) survives at the Brussels, Belgium.
Specifications (C.V)
Data from German Aircraft of the First World War[5]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 6.92 m (22 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 13.62 m (44 ft 8 in)
- Height: 3.36 m (11 ft 0 in)
- Wing area: 43 m2 (460 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 930 kg (2,050 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,635 kg (3,605 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IVü 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 160 kW (220 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
- Endurance: 3½ hours
- Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 10.42 m/s (2,051 ft/min)
- Time to altitude: ** 2,000 m (6,562 ft) in 3 minutes 12 seconds
- 5,000 m (16,404 ft) in 23 minutes
Armament
- Guns: * 1x 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 Spandau machine gun mounted in the forward fuselage port side
- 1x 7.92 mm (0.312 in) Parabellum machine gunon a flexible mounting in the rear cockpit
- up to 50 kg of bombs[1]
See also
Related lists
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-902207-02-5, p.1, 4, 6, 10
- ^ G. Ramoška, Pirmieji karo aviacijos lėktuvai 1919-23 m., http://www.plienosparnai.lt/page.php?81
- ISBN 83-86776-34-X, p.79 (in Polish)
- ^ a b "Halberstadt C.V". Airwar.ru. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ISBN 9780370001036.
Bibliography
- Gerdessen, Frederik. "Estonian Air Power 1918 – 1945". ISSN 0143-5450.
- Kabatek, Mateusz & Kulczynski, Fr. Robert SDB (2022). German Aircraft in Polish Service: Volume 1: Halberstadt Cl.II, Cl.IV, C.V; LVG C.VI; & Hannover Cl.V. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 70. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-953201-58-4.
External links
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