Halberstadt C.IX
| C.IX | |
|---|---|
| Role | Reconnaissance |
| Manufacturer | Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke |
| First flight | 1918 |
| Primary user | Luftstreitkräfte |
| Developed from | Halberstadt C.V |
The Halberstadt C.IX was a German single-engined reconnaissance biplane of World War I, built by Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke. It was derived from the Halberstadt C.V, with a more powerful supercharged 230 hp Hiero engine.
Specifications[edit]
Data from [1]
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: 950 kg (2,094 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,380 kg (3,042 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hiero in-line piston engine, 170 kW (230 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 170 km/h (110 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 (6,600 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) Parabellum machine gun on a flexible mounting in the rear cockpit
- up to 50 kg of bombs
See also[edit]
Related lists
References[edit]
- ^ Treadwell, Terry, 2010. German and Austro-Hungarian Aircraft Manufacturers 1908-1918. Stroud: Amberley Publishing.
Further reading[edit]
- Grosz, Peter M.; Haddow, George; Scheiner, Peter (2002) [1993]. Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One. Boulder: Flying Machine Press. p. 458. ISBN 1-891268-05-8.