Halberstadt C.V

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name = C.V
type = Reconnaissance
manufacturer = Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke


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introduction = 1918
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developed from = Halberstadt C.III
variants with their own articles =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 220 hp Benz Bz.IV engine, it saw service only in the final months of the war. Cameras were mounted in the observer's cockpit floor.

urvivors

A single C.V (S/No. 3471/18) survives at the "Musée Royal de l'Armée et d'Histoire Militaire" in Brussels, Belgium.

pecifications (C.V)

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ref=Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft [Jackson, Robert, "The Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft", Paragon, 2002. ISBN 0-75258-130-9]
crew= Two (pilot & observer)
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length main= 6.92 m
length alt= 22 ft 8 in
span main= 13.62 m
span alt= 44 ft 8 in
height main= 3.36 m
height alt= 11 ft 0 in
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loaded weight main= 1,238 kg
loaded weight alt= 2,730 lb
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engine (prop)= Benz Bz.IV
type of prop= 6-cylinder water-cooled inline engine
number of props=1
power main= 149 kW
power alt= 220 hp
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max speed main= 170 km/h
max speed alt= 92 knots, 106 mph
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ceiling main= 5,000 m
ceiling alt= 16,405 ft
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* Endurance: 3 hr 30 mins
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* 2 × LMG 08/15 machine guns
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References

External links

* [http://www.luftfahrtmuseum.com/htmi/itf/halc5.htm Virtual Aircraft Museum]
* [http://www.mikerlewis.com/halbcv/halbrest_index.html C.V restoration project]
* [http://www.wwi-models.org/Photos/Ger/Halb_CV/index.html Photos by Knut Erik Hagen (Feb 2003)]

ee also

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C.III -C.V -
C.VIII

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* List of military aircraft of Germany
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