avia.wikisort.org - AeroplaneThe Aviatik C.IX was a prototype German observation aircraft built by Aviatik in the final months of World War I.
WWI German observation aircraft
C.IX |
Role |
Reconnaissance aircraft Type of aircraft |
Manufacturer |
Aviatik |
First flight |
1918 |
Primary user |
Luftstreitkräfte |
Number built |
3 |
Design
The C.IX was a development of the C.VIII with a nine-cylinder Benz Bz.IV engine with a capacity of 200 hp. The aircraft's armament consisted of a synchronized 7.92-mm machine gun LMG 08/15 Spandau and one 7.92-mm machine gun LMG 14 Parabellum on a turret mounted in the rear cabin.
Three prototype aircraft were built (Wk.n. 6306/18-6308/18). The two prototypes had ailerons on both wings, while the third had ailerons only on the upper wing. The prototypes also differed from each other in the form of the tail.[1]
Specifications
Data from ,[2] Aviatik aircraft of WWI : a centennial perspective on great war airplanes[3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
- Wingspan: 10.7 m (35 ft 1 in)
- Height: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 28 m2 (300 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 980 kg (2,161 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,340 kg (2,954 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IV 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 150 kW (200 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 160 km/h (99 mph, 86 kn)
- Cruise speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
- Endurance: 3 hours
- Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,800 ft)
Armament
- Guns: one forward fuselage synchronized 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 Spandau machine gun and one 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 14 Parabellum machine-gun on a flexible mount in the rear cockpit.
- Bombs: 60 kg
References
- "Aviatik C.IX".
- Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. p. 283. ISBN 0-370-00103-6.
- Herris, Jack (Author); Pearson, Bob (Illustrator); Weaver, Aaron (Cover Design) (14 March 2014). Aviatik aircraft of WWI : a centennial perspective on great war airplanes. Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1935881223.
Further reading
- Taylor, Michael J.H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopaedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. ISBN 978-0-517-69186-1.
External links
- "Aviatik C.IX". www.airwar.ru (in Russian). Moscow. 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
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