Albatros C.VIII N

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C.VIII N
RoleNight bomber aircraft
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Albatros Flugzeugwerke
First flight1917
Number built1

The Albatros C.VIII N was a German large, single engine biplane bomber, intended for night time operations, It was seriously underpowered and could only carry a small bomb load.

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Design and development

The C.III N was a large but underpowered three bay night bomber, as denoted by the N, its engine only just powerful enough to meet the Idflieg two seat C-class minimum requirement. It had straight edged, constant chord wings of about equal span and with parallel pairs of interplane struts. There were ailerons on both upper and lower planes. [1]

A 119 kW (160 hp) inline Mercedes D.III mounted in the nose with its upper cylinders exposed drove a two blade propeller, with two tandem, open cockpits aft. The externally braced tailplane was at mid-fuselage height; the fin, broad and almost quadrant-edged, carried a balanced rudder which ended above the elevators. The C.VIII N landed on a fixed conventional undercarriage with a pair of mainwheels on a rigid axle and a tailskid. [1]

The C.VIII N first flew in 1917 and it seems likely only one was built. [1]

Specifications

Data from German aircraft of the first World War p.257 [1]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament


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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War . London: Putnam. pp.  257. ISBN   0-85177-809-7.