Phönix C.I

Phönix C.I
Role	Reconnaissance and General-Purpose Biplane Type of aircraft
National origin	Austria-Hungary
Manufacturer	Phönix Flugzeug-Werke[1]
Introduction	1918
Retired	1920s
Primary user	KuKLFT[1]
Number built	140

The Phönix C.I, given serial numbers in the Phönix 121 range, was an

 Austria-Hungary

• KuKLFT

 Hungary

• Hungarian Air Force - Postwar

 Romania

• Royal Romanian Air Force - Postwar

 Sweden

• Royal Swedish Air Force

 Kingdom of Yugoslavia

• Yugoslav Royal Air Force
  - Postwar

Specifications (C.1)

Data from Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One^[1]Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft^[2]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in)
• Upper wingspan: 11 m (36 ft 1 in)
• Lower wingspan: 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
• Height: 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
• Wing area: 29 m² (310 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 820 kg (1,808 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,240 kg (2,734 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Hiero 6 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engines, 170 kW (230 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 175 km/h (109 mph, 94 kn)
• Endurance: 3 hours 50 minutes
• Service ceiling: 5,400 m (17,700 ft)
• Time to altitude:
  

• 1,000 m (3,281 ft): in 4 minutes 30 seconds
• 2,000 m (6,562 ft): in 10 minutes 45 seconds
• 3,000 m (9,843 ft): in 20 minutes 35 seconds
• 4,000 m (13,123 ft): in 34 minutes 50 seconds
• 5,000 m (16,404 ft): in 55 minutes

Armament
2 x 8 mm Schwarzlose machine guns (one synchronised forward-firing and one on a mount in rear cockpit)

References

Bibliography

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