Halberstadt C.VIII
Halberstadt · Germany · first flew 1918 · reconnaissance aircraft
The Halberstadt C.VIII was a prototype two-seat general-purpose biplane built by Halberstadt during the First World War.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Elongated fuselage with a Maybach Mb.IV inline engine |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Single-bay wooden biplane with shortened wings
- Elongated fuselage with a Maybach Mb.IV inline engine
- Two-seat with a flexibly mounted gun in the rear cockpit
A single-bay wooden biplane with a six-cylinder Maybach Mb.IV engine, armed with a fixed forward-firing Spandau and a flexibly mounted Parabellum in the rear cockpit.
Specifications
- The Halberstadt C.VIII has a length of 7.35 m (24 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 11.99 m (39 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 180 km/h (112 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
It was a single-bay biplane of wooden construction with shortened wings, an elongated fuselage and a Maybach Mb.IV engine. It first flew on 2 October 1918.
Variants
It was never developed beyond the prototype stage.
Where you'll see it
Test flights were successful and the C.VIII was recommended for mass production, but the end of the First World War left it as a prototype.
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