Halberstadt C.V

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 160 kW (220 hp) Benz Bz.IVü engine, it saw service only in the final months of the war. Cameras were mounted in the observer's cockpit floor.

C.V
a Halberstadt C.V (Side view)
General information
Type	Reconnaissance
Manufacturer	Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke
Primary user	Luftstreitkräfte
History
Introduction date	June 1918
First flight	March 1918
Developed from	Halberstadt C.III

Halberstadt C.V

The aircraft had very good flight characteristics, especially maneuverability and rate of climb, and was among best German World War I aircraft in its class.^[1] First aircraft appeared in front in late June 1918.^[1]

Operators

 Estonia

• Estonian Air Force - Postwar.

German Empire

• Luftstreitkrafte

 Latvia

• Latvian Air Force - Postwar.

 Lithuania

• Lithuanian Air Force - Postwar, 10 aircraft and 6 unlicensed copies, used from 1919 to late 1920s^[2]

 Poland

• Polish Air Force - 11 aircraft, used during Polish-Soviet War in 1919-1920^[3]

 Soviet Union

• Soviet Air Force - 18 units acquired in 1922.^[4]

 Switzerland

• Swiss Air Force

 Ukraine

• West Ukrainian People's Republic Army^[4]

Survivors

Halberstadt C.V in Brussels, Belgium

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

Specifications (C.V)

Data from German Aircraft of the First World War^[5]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 6.92 m (22 ft 8 in)
• Wingspan: 13.62 m (44 ft 8 in)
• Height: 3.36 m (11 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 43 m² (460 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 930 kg (2,050 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,635 kg (3,605 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IVü 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 160 kW (220 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
• Endurance: 3½ hours
• Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 10.42 m/s (2,051 ft/min)
• Time to altitude: ** 2,000 m (6,562 ft) in 3 minutes 12 seconds
  • 5,000 m (16,404 ft) in 23 minutes

Armament

• Guns: * 1x 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
• up to 50 kg of bombs^[1]

See also

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of Germany