Albatros C.III
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The Albatros C.III was a two-seat fighter reconnaissance aircraft produced by the Berliner Albatros Flugzeugwerke during the First World War .
development
The C.III was the most popular two-seater model from Albatros and its design basically corresponded to its predecessor, the Albatros CI . The difference was in the approximate wingspan between the upper and lower wings, but above all in the newly designed tail unit . Instead of angular tail surfaces, rounded shapes were introduced. A synchronized Spandau machine gun , which was attached to the engine and operated by the pilot, was used as armament . A second rotating Parabellum machine gun could be used by the observer for defense.
The license production of the C.III also took place by DFW , Hansa-Brandenburg , Linke-Hofmann , LVG and Siemens-Schuckert . Some of the machines were delivered with the Mercedes D III engine .
commitment
The C.III appeared on the western front at the end of 1916 and did very well there as a fighter reconnaissance aircraft. An additional offensive feature was a small bomb bay between the two cockpits. However, since there was a lack of powerful bomb aiming devices, this brought little tactical gain.
18 C.III were delivered to the Bulgarian armed forces in August 1916 . The machines were destroyed under the terms of the Versailles Treaty by order of the Inter-Allied Military Control Commission (IMKK) in 1920. 1926–1927 the Bulgarian DAR assembled two C.III under the designation DAR-2 from the parts of the destroyed machines that were still there .
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 2 |
| length | 8.00 m |
| span | 11.69 m |
| height | 3.07 m with Benz engine 3.10 m with Mercedes engine |
| Wing area | 36.91 m² |
| Empty mass | 851 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 1353 kg |
| Engine | an in- line engine Benz Bz III , 150 PS (approx. 100 kW) or Mercedes D III 160 PS (approx. 100 kW) |
| Top speed | 140 km / h |
| Climbing time to 1000 m | 9 min |
| Service ceiling | 3350 m |
| Flight duration | 4 h |
| Armament | 2 MW 7.92 mm; Bombs |
See also
literature
- Peter M. Grosz: Albatros C.III, Windsock Datafile 13 , Albatros Publications, Berkhamsted 1989, ISBN 0-948414-17-0
- Michael Sharpe, Alexander Lüdeke: Doppeldecker, Dreifachdecker & Seaplanes , Gondrom, Bindlach 2001, ISBN 3-8112-1872-7
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Geoklima 2.1 J. Milanov: Aviation and aviation in Bulgaria in the wars from 1912 to 1945 , Vol. I. Publishing house of the Ministry of Defense "Sweti Georgi Pobedonosetz", Sofia, 1995 (Bulgarian)