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WWI German reconnaissance aircraft
C.VIII
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Role
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Reconnaissance Aircraft
Type of aircraft
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Manufacturer
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Luft-Fahrzeug-Gesellschaft
G.m.b.H. (LFG Roland)
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First flight
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1917
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Number built
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1
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The
LFG Roland C.VIII
was a German reconnaissance aircraft of
World War I
. It was manufactured by
Luft-Fahrzeug-Gesellschaft
G.m.b.H.
The C.VIII was basically a C.III with a modified fuselage and a Mercedes D.IVa engine. Although the aircraft passed flight tests, the onset of Albatros C.X aircraft, license built by LFG Roland, meant that the C.VIII did not enter production.
Specifications
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General characteristics
- Crew:
2
- Length:
7.72 m (25 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan:
10.32 m (33 ft 10 in)
- Height:
2.92 m (9 ft 7 in)
- Wing area:
26.4 m
2
(284 sq ft)
- Empty weight:
786 kg (1,733 lb)
- Gross weight:
1,344 kg (2,963 lb)
- Powerplant:
1 ×
Mercedes D.IVa
6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 190 kW (260 hp) ;alternatively 1 x
Maybach Mb.IV
245 hp (183 kW)
- Propellers:
2-bladed wooden fixed pitchpropeller
Performance
- Maximum speed:
180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
- Cruise speed:
160 km/h (99 mph, 86 kn)
- Endurance:
4 hours
- Service ceiling:
5,200 m (17,100 ft)
Armament
- Guns:
1 x 7.92 mm (0.312 in)
Parabellum MG14
machine gun on a ring mounting in rear turret, 1 x forward-firing synchronized 7.92 mm (0.312 in)
LMG 08/15 Spandau
machine gun
References
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Further reading
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- Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970).
German Aircraft of the First World War
(2nd ed.). London: Putnam. p. 447.
ISBN
0-370-00103-6
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