LVG C.VIII
| LVG C.VIII | |
|---|---|
| Role | Reconnaissance aircraft |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | LVG (aircraft manufacturer) |
| First flight | 1918 |
| Number built | 1 |
The LVG C.VIII was a prototype reconnaissance aircraft built in Germany during World War I.[1]
Design and development
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- Herris, Jack (2019). LVG Aircraft of WWI: Volume 3: C.VI–C.XI & Fighters: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 36. Charleston, South Carolina: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-74-2.