Halberstadt C.IX

WWI German reconnaissance biplane From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Halberstadt C.IX was a German single-engined reconnaissance biplane of World War I, built by Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke. It was derived from the Halberstadt C.V, with a more powerful supercharged 230 hp Hiero engine.

TypeReconnaissance
Primary userLuftstreitkräfte
First flight1918
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C.IX
General information
TypeReconnaissance
ManufacturerHalberstädter Flugzeugwerke
Primary userLuftstreitkräfte
History
First flight1918
Developed fromHalberstadt C.V
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Specifications

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General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 6.92 m (22 ft 8 in)
  • Wingspan: 13.62 m (44 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 3.36 m (11 ft 0 in)
  • Wing area: 43 m2 (460 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 950 kg (2,094 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,380 kg (3,042 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hiero in-line piston engine, 170 kW (230 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
  • Endurance: 3½ hours
  • Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 10.42 m/s (2,051 ft/min)
  • Time to altitude:
    • 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 3 minutes 12 seconds
    • 5,000 m (16,000 ft) in 23 minutes

Armament

  • Guns:
  • 1x 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 Spandau machine gun mounted in the forward fuselage port side
  • 1x 7.92 mm (0.312 in) Parabellum machine gun on a flexible mounting in the rear cockpit
  • up to 50 kg of bombs

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