UFAG 60.03

Last updated
C.II / 60.03
RoleReconnaissance aircraft
National originAustro-Hungarian Empire
Manufacturer Ufag
DesignerBéla Oravecz
First flightJuly or August 1918
Number built1
Developed from Brandenburg C.I(U)

The Ufag 60.03, prototype for proposed production as the Ufag C.II, was a reconnaissance aircraft of the Austro-Hungarian air forces (Luftstreitskrafte), in the First World War. [1] The C.II fared well in the 1918 C-class trials and production was planned but abandoned with the armistice in November 1918. The sole Ufag 60.03 was offered for sale to the Czecho-Slovakian government in 1920. [1]

Specifications (60.03)

Data fromAustro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One [1]

General characteristics

Performance

  • 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 4 minutes 45 seconds
  • 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 10 minutes 53 seconds
  • 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 20 minutes 46 seconds
  • 4,000 m (13,000 ft) in 31 minutes 14 seconds

Armament

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Grosz, Peter M. (2002). Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One. Colorado: Flying Machine Press. pp. 265–267.