LVG C.V | |
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Role | Reconnaissance aircraft |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | LVG (aircraft manufacturer) |
First flight | 1917 |
The LVG C.V was a reconnaissance aircraft produced in large numbers in Germany during World War I. [1]
The C.V 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. [2] The ailerons, fitted only to the upper wing, featured aerodynamic balances that extended past the wingtips. [2] The fuselage was a semi-monocoque construction skinned in wood. [3]
Following the war, some C.Vs were used as civil transports, [1] while some 150 machines captured by Polish forces were put to use by the Polish army. [4] Other post-war users included Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia; together operating about 30 aircraft. [4]
Latvian Air Force - Postwar
Lithuanian Air Force - Postwar
Polish Air Force - used as a reconnaissance aircraft during Polish–Soviet War, then in postwar service
Imperial Russian Air Service - Postwar[ citation needed ]
Data from Grosz 1998, 35
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