LVG C.VIII

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LVG C.VIII
Role Reconnaissance aircraft
National origin Germany
Manufacturer LVG (aircraft manufacturer)
First flight 1918
Number built 1

The LVG C.VIII was a prototype reconnaissance aircraft built in Germany during World War I.[1]

Design and development[]

The C.VIII was a conventional two-bay biplane design of its day, with unstaggered wings of equal span and tandem, open cockpits for the pilot and observer.

Specifications[]

Data from German Aircraft of the First World War,[2] ites, Birds & Stuff - Aircraft of GERMANY - I to M[3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 7 m (23 ft 0 in)
  • Wingspan: 13 m (42 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 35.7 m2 (384 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 975 kg (2,150 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,380 kg (3,042 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IVü 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line high compression piston engine, 150 kW (200 hp) at sea level ; (180 kW (240 hp) at rated altitude
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
  • Endurance: 4 hours
  • Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)

Armament

  • Guns: 1 × fixed forward firing synchronised 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine gun and 1 x flexibly mounted 7.92 mm (0.312 in) Parabellum MG 14 machine gun

References[]

  1. ^ Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 615.
  2. ^ Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. p. 477. ISBN 0-370-00103-6.
  3. ^ Stemp, P.D. Kites, birds & stuff - aircraft of Germany - I to M. Lulu Com. p. 847. ISBN 9781291292695.

Further reading[]

  • World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing.
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