Germania C.I
WWI German reconnaissance biplane
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The Germania C.I was a two-seat general-purpose biplane built by Germania Flugzeugwerke during World War I.
TypeReconnaissance aircraft
ManufacturerGermania Flugzeugwerke
Primary userLuftstreitkräfte
First flight1917
| Germania C.I | |
|---|---|
| |
| General information | |
| Type | Reconnaissance aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Germania Flugzeugwerke |
| Primary user | Luftstreitkräfte |
| History | |
| First flight | 1917 |
Design and development
Germania Flugzeugwerke built the C.I as a biplane of wooden construction with plywood and fabric construction. A forward firing Spandau machine gun and Parabellum machine gun were mounted in the aft cockpit.
A derivative of the C.I, the C.II, of which only a prototype was built, differed from the C.I in having staggered mainplanes and a reduced gap.[citation needed]
Specifications
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 8.10 m (26 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 12.40 m (40 ft 8 in)
- Height: 3.10 m (10 ft 2 in)
- Empty weight: 790 kg (1,742 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,210 kg (2,668 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Maybach Mb.IVa , 180 kW (240 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
- Cruise speed: 125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)
Armament
- 1 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) Parabellum MG14 machine gun in observer's cockpit
- 1 × forward firing fixed LMG 08/15 Spandau machine gun
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