avia.wikisort.org - AeroplaneThe LVG C.VIII was a prototype reconnaissance aircraft built in Germany during World War I.[1]
German WWI prototype aircraft
LVG C.VIII |
Role |
Reconnaissance aircraft Type of aircraft |
National origin |
Germany |
Manufacturer |
LVG (aircraft manufacturer) |
First flight |
1918 |
Number built |
1 |
Design and development
The C.VIII was a conventional two-bay biplane design of its day, with unstaggered wings of equal span and tandem, open cockpits for the pilot and observer.
Specifications
Data from German Aircraft of the First World War,[2][citation needed]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 7 m (23 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 13 m (42 ft 8 in)
- Height: 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 35.7 m2 (384 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 975 kg (2,150 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,380 kg (3,042 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IVü 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line high compression piston engine, 150 kW (200 hp) at sea level ; (180 kW (240 hp) at rated altitude
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
- Endurance: 4 hours
- Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
Armament
- Guns: 1 × fixed forward firing synchronised 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine gun and 1 x flexibly mounted 7.92 mm (0.312 in) Parabellum MG 14 machine gun
References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 615.
- Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. p. 477. ISBN 0-370-00103-6.
Further reading
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing.
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На других языках
[de] LVG C.V-VIII
Die LVG C.V bis LVG C.VIII waren einmotorige deutsche Kampfflugzeuge der Luftverkehrsgesellschaft (LVG), die im Ersten Weltkrieg von der deutschen Fliegertruppe als Aufklärungsflugzeuge (C-Typ) eingesetzt wurden. Nach dem Krieg war die C.VI einer der Flugzeugtypen, die beim Aufbau des zivilen Flugverkehrs in Deutschland eingesetzt wurden.
- [en] LVG C.VIII
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