Halberstadt C.I

The Halberstadt C.I was a German single-engined reconnaissance biplane of World War I, built by Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke.

Halberstadt C.I
Halberstadt C.I on a snow covered runway during WWI
Role	Reconnaissance
Manufacturer	Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke
First flight	Late 1917
Primary user	Luftstreitkräfte
Developed from	Halberstadt B.II

Design

The Halberstadt C.I was designed in late 1916 as a reconnaissance derivative of the company's B.II equipped with an Oberusel U.1 rotary engine. The aircraft's armament consisted of two front 7.92-mm machine gun LMG 08/15 Spandau and one turret 7.92-mm machine gun Parabellum mounted in the rear cockpit on a mobile turret.^[1]

Operators

German Empire

• Luftstreitkrafte

Specifications

Data from ^[2]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in)
• Height: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
• Powerplant: 1 × Oberursel U.I rotary piston engine, 82 kW (110 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
• Endurance: 600 Km

Armament

• Guns:
  
• 2x 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 Spandau machine gun mounted in the forward fuselage port side
• 1x 7.92 mm (0.312 in) Parabellum machine gun on a flexible mounting in the rear cockpit

See also

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of Germany