Ufag C.I

UFAG C.I
An UFAG C.I(Ph) (series 123) built by Phönix Flugzeugwerke under license
General information
TypeReconnaissance aircraft
National origin
Austria-Hungary
ManufacturerUFAG
Primary userKuKLFT
Number built250
History
Introduction date
1918
First flightApril 1918
Developed from
Brandenburg C.II(U)

The UFAG C.I was a military reconnaissance aircraft produced in the Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War I, by the Ungarische Flugzeugfabrik Abteil Gesellschaft (UFAG) . It was introduced in April 1918, and was widely used on the Italian Front in the final months of World War I.

The UFAG C.I incorporated the best features of the Brandenburg C.II(U) with single-bay wings and 'I' strut inter-plane bracing, which was replaced wing conventional steel-tube interplane struts in production aircraft. More manoeuvrable than the Phönix C.I, the C.I had good performance, but suffered from a few odd handling characteristics.

Ufag C.Is in service
Ufag C.I shot down over Friuli during 1918

Production of the C.I continued after the Armistice by MARE and was also built by the Neuschloss-Lichtig factory as the NL Sportplane.

Variants

Data from:Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One

UFAG 161.01
First prototype 8.92 m (29.3 ft) span, 200 hp (150 kW) Hiero 6, 'I' type inter-plane struts.
UFAG 161.02
Second prototype, 230 hp (170 kW) Hiero 6, 'I' type inter-plane struts.
UFAG C.I
(series 161.03 to 161.22) Production by Ufag, 9.12 m (29.9 ft) span, 230 hp (170 kW) Hiero 6, twin inter-plane struts.
UFAG C.I
(series 161.31 to 161.250) Production by Ufag, 9.5 m (31 ft) span, 230 hp (170 kW) Hiero 6, twin inter-plane struts.
UFAG C.I(Ph)
(series 123.01 to 123.40) Production by Phönix, 9.12 m (29.9 ft) span, 230 hp (170 kW) Hiero 6, twin inter-plane struts.
UFAG 60.01
an improved C.I which would evolve into the UFAG 60.03 / C.II.

Operational history

The C.I was widely used by the KuKLFT on the Italian front by at least 30 Fliks. The C.I was also used post WWI by the Hungarian Red Airborne Corps as well as the clandestine Hungarian Legügyi Hivatal. Ex-military C.Is were also converted for civil use and as mailplanes.

Kingdom of Yugoslavia
 Romania

Specifications (C.I second series 161.23 - 161.250)

Data from Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One, An Illustrated Guide to World Military Aircraft, 1914-2000

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fredricksen, John C. (2001). International warbirds: an illustrated guide to world military aircraft, 1914-2000. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 1-57607-364-5.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Grosz, Peter M. (2002). Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One. Colorado: Flying Machine Press. pp. 290–295.
  3. ↑ Alexandru Armă; Valeriu Avram (2017). Aeronautica română în Războiul de Întregire naţională 1916-1919 (in Romanian).