Halberstadt C.V

C.V
a Halberstadt C.V (Side view)
General information
TypeReconnaissance
ManufacturerHalberstädter Flugzeugwerke
Primary userLuftstreitkräfte
History
Introduction date
June 1918
First flightMarch 1918
Developed from
Halberstadt C.III
Halberstadt C.V

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.

The aircraft had very good flight characteristics, especially maneuverability 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
German Empire
 Latvia
 Lithuania
 Poland
 Soviet Union
 Switzerland
 Ukraine

Surviving aircraft

Halberstadt C.V in Brussels, Belgium

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

Performance

Armament

See also

Related lists

References

  1. 1 2 3 Peter M. Grosz: Halberstadt C.V, Windsock Datafile no. 69, Albatros Productions, 1998, ISBN 978-1-902207-02-5, p.1, 4, 6, 10
  2. ↑ G. Ramoška, Pirmieji karo aviacijos lėktuvai 1919-23 m., http://www.plienosparnai.lt/page.php?81
  3. ↑ Morgała, Andrzej (1997). Samoloty wojskowe w Polsce 1918-1924. Warsaw: Lampart. ISBN 83-86776-34-X, p.79 (in Polish)
  4. 1 2 "Halberstadt C.V". Airwar.ru. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  5. ↑ Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam & Company Ltd. pp. 143–145. ISBN 9780370001036.

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