Albatros C.V

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name=Albatros C.V


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type=Reconnaissance aircraft
manufacturer=Albatros Flugzeugwerke
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The Albatros C.V was a German military reconnaissance aircraft which saw service during World War I.

Design and development

The C.V was Albatros Flugzeugwerke's first revision of their B- and C-type reconnaissance aircraft since Ernst Heinkel left the firm for Hansa-Brandenburg. While retaining the same basic layout as the Heinkel-designed aircraft, the C.V featured considerably refined streamlining. The forward fuselage was skinned in sheet metal and a neat, rounded spinner covered the propeller boss. Power was provided by the new Mercedes D.IV, a geared eight-cylinder engine.

Operational history

The initial production version, designated C.V/16, suffered from heavy control forces and inadequate engine cooling. Albatros therefore produced the C.V/17 with a new lower wing, as well as balanced ailerons and elevators. The fuselage-mounted radiators were replaced by a single flush radiator in the upper wing.

These changes improved both handling qualities and engine cooling, but the downfall of the C.V was the unreliable Mercedes D.IV engine, which suffered from chronic crankshaft failures. The C.V was therefore replaced in production by the Albatros C.VII.

Variants

;C.V/16:Original design with radiators on fuselage sides.;C.V/17:Revised aircraft with radiator on upper wing, and redesigned lower wing.

Operators

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*"Luftstreitkräfte"

pecifications (C.V)

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crew=two, pilot and observer
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length m=8.95
length ft=29
length in=4
span m=12.78
span ft=41
span in=11
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height m=4.5
height ft=14
height in=9
wing area sqm=43.4
wing area sqft=467
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empty weight kg=1,069
empty weight lb=2,357
gross weight kg=1,585
gross weight lb=3,494

eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Mercedes D.IV
eng1 kw= 164
eng1 hp= 220
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max speed kmh=170
max speed mph=110
range km=450
range miles=280
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ceiling m=3,000
ceiling ft=9,840
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climb rate ms=2.1
climb rate ftmin=410
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armament1=1 × 7.92 mm Parabellum MG14 or Spandau LMG 08/15 machine gun for observer
armament2=180 kg (400 lb) of bombs
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