Halberstadt C.V

C.V
	a Halberstadt C.V (Side view)
Role	Reconnaissance
Manufacturer	Halberstadter Flugzeugwerke
First flight	March 1918
Introduction	June 1918
Primary user	Luftstreitkrafte
Developed from	Halberstadt C.III

The Halberstadt C.V was a German single-engined reconnaissance biplane of World War I , built by Halberstadter Flugzeugwerke . Derived from the Halberstadt C.III , with a more powerful supercharged 160 kW (220 hp) Benz Bz.IV u engine, it saw service only in the final months of the war. Cameras were mounted in the observer's cockpit floor.

The aircraft had very good flight characteristics, especially maneuverability and rate of climb, and was among best German World War I aircraft in its class. ^[1] First aircraft appeared in front in late June 1918. ^[1]

Operators [ edit ]

Estonia

Estonian Air Force - Postwar.

German Empire

Luftstreitkrafte

Latvia

Latvian Air Force - Postwar.

Lithuania

Lithuanian Air Force - Postwar, 10 aircraft and 6 unlicensed copies, used from 1919 to late 1920s ^[2]

Poland

Polish Air Force - 11 aircraft, used during Polish-Soviet War in 1919-1920 ^[3]

Soviet Union

Soviet Air Force - 18 units acquired in 1922. ^[4]

Switzerland

Swiss Air Force

Ukraine

West Ukrainian People's Republic Army ^[4]

Survivors [ edit ]

A single C.V (S/No. 3471/18) survives at the Musee Royal de l'Armee et d'Histoire Militaire in Brussels, Belgium .

Specifications (C.V) [ edit ]

Data from German Aircraft of the First World War ^[5]

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 m ² (460 sq ft)
Empty weight: 930 kg (2,050 lb)
Gross weight: 1,635 kg (3,605 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IV u 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 160 kW (220 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 (6,562 ft) in 3 minutes 12 seconds
- 5,000 m (16,404 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 ^[1]

References [ edit ]

^ ^a ^b ^c Peter M. Grosz: Halberstadt C.V , Windsock Datafile no. 69, Albatros Productions, 1998, ISBN 978-1-902207-02-5 , p.1, 4, 6, 10
^ G. Ramo?ka, Pirmieji karo aviacijos l?ktuvai 1919-23 m., http://www.plienosparnai.lt/page.php?81
^ Morgała, Andrzej (1997). Samoloty wojskowe w Polsce 1918-1924 . Warsaw: Lampart. ISBN 83-86776-34-X , p.79 (in Polish)
^ ^a ^b "Halberstadt C.V" . Airwar.ru . Retrieved 2021-05-06 .
^ Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam & Company Ltd. pp. 143 ?145. ISBN 9780370001036 .

Bibliography [ edit ]

Gerdessen, Frederik. "Estonian Air Power 1918 ? 1945". Air Enthusiast , No. 18, April ? July 1982. pp. 61?76. ISSN 0143-5450 .
Kabatek, Mateusz & Kulczynski, Fr. Robert SDB (2022). German Aircraft in Polish Service: Volume 1: Halberstadt Cl.II, Cl.IV, C.V; LVG C.VI; & Hannover Cl.V . Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 70. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-953201-58-4 .

External links [ edit ]

Photos by Knut Erik Hagen (Feb 2003)

[grosz-1] Peter M. Grosz: Halberstadt C.V , Windsock Datafile no. 69, Albatros Productions, 1998, ISBN 978-1-902207-02-5 , p.1, 4, 6, 10

[2] G. Ramo?ka, Pirmieji karo aviacijos l?ktuvai 1919-23 m., http://www.plienosparnai.lt/page.php?81

[3] Morgała, Andrzej (1997). Samoloty wojskowe w Polsce 1918-1924 . Warsaw: Lampart. ISBN 83-86776-34-X , p.79 (in Polish)

[:0-4] "Halberstadt C.V" . Airwar.ru . Retrieved 2021-05-06 .

[Gray-5] Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam & Company Ltd. pp. 143 ?145. ISBN 9780370001036 .

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v t e Halberstadt aircraft
A types	A.II
B types	B.I B.II B.III
C & CLS types	C.I CL.II C.III CL.IV C.V C.VII C.VIII C.IX CLS.I CLS.X
D types	D.I D.II D.III D.IV D.V
G types	G.I