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Germania C.IV

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Germania C.IV
Role Reconnaissance aircraft
Manufacturer Germania Flugzeugwerke
First flight 1918
Status prototype only
Primary user Luftstreitkräfte
Number built 1

The Germania C.IV was a two-seat general-purpose biplane built by Germania Flugzeugwerke during World War I.

Design and development

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The C.IV was built as a small spotter reconnaissance aircraft wooden construction with fabric covering. No armament was installed on the aircraft. The Luftsreitkräfte did not accept the aircraft and the C.IV was converted into a trainer with dual control, eventually being transferred to a flight school.[citation needed]

Specifications

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Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 7.10 m (23 ft 4 in)
  • Wingspan: 11.40 m (37 ft 5 in)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Argus As.III , 89 kW (120 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 140 km/h (87 mph, 76 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)

See also

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Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References

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  1. ^ "Germania C.IV".

Bibliography

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  • Angelucci, Enzo. The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980. San Diego, California: The Military Press, 1983. ISBN 0-517-41021-4.
  • Cowin, H.W. German and Austrian Aviation of World War I. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing Ltd, 2000. ISBN 1-84176-069-2.
  • Gray, Peter and Owen Thetford. German aircraft of the First World War. London: Putnam, 1970, 2nd edition. ISBN 0-370-00103-6.
  • van Wyngarden, G. Early German Aces of World War I. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing Ltd, 2006. ISBN 1-84176-997-5