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Halberstadt C.V

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Top speed
  
170 km/h

Length
  
6.92 m

Wingspan
  
14 m

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Manufacturer
  
Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke

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.

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The aircraft had very good flight characteristics, especially manoeuvrability and rate of climb, and was among best German World War I aircraft in its class. First aircraft appeared in front in late June 1918.

Operators

 Estonia
  • Estonian Air Force - Postwar.
    •  German Empire
  • Luftstreitkrafte
    •  Latvia
  • Latvian Air Force - Postwar.
    •  Poland
  • Polish Air Force - 11 aircraft, used during Polish-Soviet War in 1919-1920
    •  Soviet Union
  • Soviet Air Force - Postwar.
    •   Switzerland
  • Swiss Air Force

    • Survivors

    A single C.V (S/No. 3471/18) survives at the Musée Royal de l'Armée et d'Histoire Militaire in Brussels, Belgium.

    Specifications (C.V)

    Data from German Aircraft of the First World War

    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 (106 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 gun on a flexible mounting in the rear cockpit
  • up to 50 kg of bombs

    • References

    Halberstadt C.V Wikipedia
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