Albatros C.IX

Albatros C.IX
Role	Reconnaissance aircraft
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Albatros
First flight	1917
Number built	3

The Albatros C.IX was a two-seated German military reconnaissance biplane from 1917. It was built by Albatros Flugzeugwerke. It did not have a central strut between the upper wing and the fuselage, which was uncommon during the time. Also unusual was that the top wing was swept, while the lower wing was straight.^[1] Only three of these aircraft were built.

Manfred von Richthofen used one for personal transport,^[2] including going to meet Kaiser Wilhelm II in May 1917.^[3]

Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 8.22 m (27 ft 0 in)
Wingspan: 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in)
Height: 2.74 m (9 ft 0 in)
Empty weight: 790 kg (1,742 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.III Inline piston engine, 118 kW (158 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 155 km/h (96 mph, 84 kn)
Range: 385 km (239 mi, 208 nmi)

Armament

Guns: 2×7.9mm machine guns

Notes

^ Gray, Peter Lawrence; Owen Gordon Thetford (1962). German aircraft of the First World War. Putnam. p. 256.
^ Nowarra, Heinz J.; Kimbrough S. Brown; Bruce Robertson (1964). Von Richthofen and the Flying Circus. Aero Publishers. p. 62.
^ Kilduff, Peter (2007). Red Baron: the life and death of an ace. David & Charles. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-7153-2809-5.

References

(German) Kroschel/Stützer. Die deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910-1918. 1977. ISBN 978-3-8132-0148-2.

[1] Gray, Peter Lawrence; Owen Gordon Thetford (1962). German aircraft of the First World War. Putnam. p. 256.

[2] Nowarra, Heinz J.; Kimbrough S. Brown; Bruce Robertson (1964). Von Richthofen and the Flying Circus. Aero Publishers. p. 62.

[3] Kilduff, Peter (2007). Red Baron: the life and death of an ace. David & Charles. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-7153-2809-5.

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