Halberstadt C.III
| C.III | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Reconnaissance |
| Manufacturer | Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke |
| First flight | Late 1917 |
| Primary user | Luftstreitkräfte |
| Number built | 6 |
| Developed from | Halberstadt C.I |
| Developed into | Halberstadt C.V |
The Halberstadt C.III was a German single-engined reconnaissance biplane of World War I, built by Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke.
Design
The Halberstadt C.III was a structurally similar C.I equipped with a Benz Bz.IV engine with a power of 200 hp. The aircraft's armament consisted of one front 7.92-mm machine gun LMG 08/15 Spandau and one turret 7.92-mm machine gun Parabellum mounted in the rear cockpit on a mobile turret.[1] It was developed into the Halberstadt C.V in late 1918.
Operators
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Specifications
Data from German and Austro-Hungarian Aircraft Manufacturers 1908-1918[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 7.70 m (25 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)
- Height: 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
- Empty weight: 850 kg (1,874 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,310 kg (2,888 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IV 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 150 kW (200 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
- Endurance: 3 hours
- Service ceiling: 5,100 m (16,700 ft)
- Rate of climb: 10.4 m/s (2,050 ft/min)
- Time to altitude:
- 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 3 minutes 12 seconds
- 5,000 m (16,000 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) on a flexible mounting in the rear cockpit
- four 22 lb bombs
See also
Related lists
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Halberstadt C.III.
- ^ "Halberstadt C.I(III)".
- ^ Treadwell, Terry, 2010. German and Austro-Hungarian Aircraft Manufacturers 1908-1918. Stroud: Amberley Publishing.