Halberstadt C.VIII

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Halberstadt C.VIII
RoleReconnaissance aircraft
ManufacturerHalberstadt
First flight2 October 1918
StatusPrototype only
Primary user Luftstreitkräfte
Number built1

The Halberstadt C.VIII was a prototype two-seat general-purpose biplane built by Halberstadt during World War I.

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Design and development

The C.VIII was a single-bay biplane of wooden construction with shortened wings, an elongated fuselage and a Maybach Mb.IV engine. Test flights were successful and the C.VIII was recommended for mass production, but the end of World War I meant that the C.VIII remained at the prototype stage. [1]

Specifications

Data from German and Austro-Hungarian aircraft manufacturers 1908-1918, [2] German Aircraft of the First World War [3]

General characteristics

Performance

5,000 m (16,000 ft) in 21 minutes
9,000 m (30,000 ft) in 58 minutes

Armament

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References

  1. http://www.airwar.ru/enc/other1/halbc8.html
  2. Treadwell, Terry. German and Austro-Hungarian aircraft manufacturers 1908-1918. Amberley Pub. ISBN   978-1445601021.
  3. Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN   0-370-00103-6.

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