Lloyd C.II

Lloyd C.II–C.IV
Lloyd C.II
General information
Type	Reconnaissance aircraft
National origin	Austria-Hungary
Manufacturer	Ungarische Lloyd Flugzeug und Motorenfabrik AG / Magyar Lloyd Repülőgép és motorgyár Részvény-Társaság
Primary user	KuKLFT
Number built	100 × C.II ca. 50 × C.III ca. 40 × C.IV
History
First flight	1915

The Lloyd C.II and its derivatives, the C.III and C.IV were reconnaissance aircraft produced in Austria-Hungary during the First World War. ^[1] They were based on the Lloyd company's pre-war C.I design, and like it, were conventional biplanes with swept-back wings.

Design and development

After the outbreak of World War I, the original aircraft was refined somewhat by Lloyd designers Wizina and von Melczer, ^[2] featuring a reduced wingspan and wing area but increased weight. ^[3] An 8 mm Schwarzlose machine gun was added on a semi-circular mount for an observer. ^[4]

Beginning in 1915, one hundred examples of this type were built – fifty by Lloyd at their plant in Aszód, and another fifty by WKF in Vienna.

Apart from their service with the Austro-Hungarian flying service, ten C.IIs saw service with Poland. These were captured in Malopolska in November 1918 and were used as trainers until being withdrawn from service in 1920.

A C.III shot down in Romania

The C.III was almost identical except for the use of a 120 kW (160 hp) Austro-Daimler engine, which increased the top speed to 133 km/h (83 mph). ^[3] Production again was by both Lloyd and WKF, with total production amounting to 50-60 machines.

The C.IV also used the Austro-Daimler engine, and small batches were produced by both Lloyd and WKF. ^[3]

Variants

• C.II with Heiro engine and 14.00 m wingspan (100 built)
• C.III with Austro-Daimler engine and 14.00 m wingspan (8 or 16 built by Lloyd, 43 by WKF)
• C.IV with Austro-Daimler engine produced by Lloyd with 14.52 m (47 ft 8 in) wingspan (47 built, plus one converted)

Operators

Austria-Hungary

• KuKLFT

Specifications (C.II)

Data from Grosz 2002, German & Austro-Hungarian Aircraft Manufacturers 1908 - 1918 ^[5]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 8.8 m (28 ft 10 in)
• Upper wingspan: 14.8 m (48 ft 7 in)
• Lower wingspan: 13.8 m (45 ft 3 in)
• Height: 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
• Wing area: 38.0 m² (409 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 900 kg (1,984 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,329 kg (2,930 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Hiero (Mar) 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 108 kW (145 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 128 km/h (80 mph, 69 kn)
• Range: 400 km (250 mi, 220 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
• Rate of climb: 5.6 m/s (1,100 ft/min)

Armament
One 8 mm (0.315 in) Schwarzlose machine gun in the observers position, mounted on a rail.

• 90 kg (198 lb) of bombs

Notes

1. Taylor 1989, 581
2. Gunston 2003, 184
3. Grosz 2002
4. Murphy 2005, 108
5. Treadwell, Terry C. (2010). German & Austro-Hungarian Aircraft Manufacturers 1908 - 1918. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. pp. 268–271. ISBN   978-1-4456-0102-1.

References

• Grosz, Peter M. (2002). Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One. Colorado: Flying Machine Press.
• Gunston, Bill (1993). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
• Murphy, Justin D. (2005). Military Aircraft: Origins to 1918. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
• Treadwell, Terry C. (2010). German & Austro-Hungarian Aircraft Manufacturers 1908 - 1918. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. pp. 268–271. ISBN   978-1-4456-0102-1.