The LVG C.VIII was a prototype reconnaissance aircraft built in Germany during World War I.[1]
| LVG C.VIII | |
|---|---|
| Role | Reconnaissance aircraft |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | LVG (aircraft manufacturer) |
| First flight | 1918 |
| Number built | 1 |
Design and development
editThe 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
editData 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.