WWI German reconnaissance biplane
Germania C.IV
Role
Reconnaissance aircraftType of aircraft
Manufacturer
Germania Flugzeugwerke
First flight
1918
Status
prototype only
Primary user
Luftstreitkräfte
Number built
1
The Germania C.IV was a two-seat general-purpose biplane built by Germania Flugzeugwerke during World War I .
Design and development [ edit ]
The C.IV was built as a small spotter reconnaissance aircraft wooden construction with fabric covering. No armament was installed on the aircraft. The Luftsreitkräfte did not accept the aircraft and the C.IV was converted into a trainer with dual control, eventually being transferred to a flight school.[citation needed ]
Data from [ 1]
General characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 7.10 m (23 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 11.40 m (37 ft 5 in)
Powerplant: 1 × Argus As.III , 89 kW (120 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 140 km/h (87 mph, 76 kn)
Cruise speed: 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)
Related development
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Related lists
Angelucci, Enzo. The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980. San Diego, California: The Military Press, 1983. ISBN 0-517-41021-4 .
Cowin, H.W. German and Austrian Aviation of World War I . Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing Ltd, 2000. ISBN 1-84176-069-2 .
Gray, Peter and Owen Thetford. German aircraft of the First World War. London: Putnam, 1970, 2nd edition. ISBN 0-370-00103-6 .
van Wyngarden, G. Early German Aces of World War I. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing Ltd, 2006. ISBN 1-84176-997-5
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