Albatros CV
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| Type: | Reconnaissance and bombing aircraft |
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| First flight: |
1916 |
| Number of pieces: |
424 |
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The Albatros CV was a German military aircraft of the First World War .
development
In 1916, the Albatros-Werke created the armed two-seat CV (factory designation L-14) for reconnaissance, artillery observation and bombing. It was the successor to the C.III , which had been developed from the CI . While the CI and C.III hardly differed, the CV received a new airframe because of the longer and heavier engine. The eight-cylinder Mercedes D IV engine with 220 hp was developed for this aircraft . Metal sheets covered the engine almost completely, an additional cover for the propeller hub resulted in very clean lines.
When the production of the CV had to be stopped due to problems with the engine after 424 machines and the successor model C.VI (180 HP engine) did not go into series production, the C.VII (factory designation L-18) was created in 1917 for the same tasks . In doing so, as many CV components as possible were used.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 2 |
| length | 8.95 m |
| span | 12.78 m |
| height | 4.50 m |
| Wing area | 43.40 m² |
| Empty mass | 1069 kg |
| Payload | 550 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 1585 kg |
| Wing loading | 36.50 kg / m² |
| Power load | 7.20 kg / hp |
| Engine | a water-cooled eight - cylinder in - line engine Mercedes D IV , 240 hp starting power |
| Top speed | 170 km / h |
| Climb performance | 2.10 m / s |
| Climbing time to 1000 m | 8 min |
| Service ceiling | 3000 m |
| Max. Range | 450 km |
| Flight duration | 3:15 h |
| Armament | 2 MW 7.92mm; Bombs |
