LVG C.V

LVG C.V
Role	Reconnaissance aircraft
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	LVG (aircraft manufacturer)
First flight	1917

The LVG C.V was a reconnaissance aircraft produced in large numbers in Germany during World War I.^[1]

Design and development

The C.V was a conventional two-bay biplane design of its day, with unstaggered wings of equal span and tandem, open cockpits for the pilot and observer.^[2] The ailerons, fitted only to the upper wing, featured aerodynamic balances that extended past the wingtips.^[2] The fuselage was a semi-monocoque construction skinned in wood.^[3]

Following the war, some C.Vs were used as civil transports,^[1] while some 150 machines captured by Polish forces were put to use by the Polish army.^[4] Other post-war users included Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia; together operating about 30 aircraft.^[4]

Operators

Germany

Luftstreitkrafte

Latvia

Latvian Air Force - Postwar

Lithuania

Lithuanian Air Force - Postwar

Poland

Polish Air Force - used as a reconnaissance aircraft during Polish–Soviet War, then in postwar service

Russia

Imperial Russian Air Service - Postwar^{[citation needed]}

Turkey

Ottoman Air Force

Specifications

Data from Grosz 1998, 35

General characteristics

Crew: Two, pilot and observer
Length: 8.07 m (26 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 13.60 m (44 ft 7 in)
Height: 3.36 m (10 ft 0 in)
Wing area: 40.5 m² (436 sq ft)
Empty weight: 1,009 kg (2,220 lb)
Gross weight: 1,505 kg (3,311 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IV , 150 kW (200 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 170 km/h (106 mph, 92 kn)
Endurance: 3 hours 30 minutes
Service ceiling: 6,500 m (21,300 ft)
Rate of climb: 5.6 m/s (1,100 ft/min)

Armament

1 × fixed, forward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) LMG 08/15
1 × trainable,rearward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) Parabellum MG14
40 kg (90 lb) bombs

Notes

^ ^a ^b Taylor 1989, 615
^ ^a ^b Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919, 334
^ Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919, 331
^ ^a ^b Grosz 1998, 13

References

Grosz, Peter M. (1998). Windsock Datafile 71: LVG C.V. Berkhampstead: Albatross Productions.
Herris, Jack (2019). LVG Aircraft of WWI: Volume 3: C.VI–C.XI & Fighters: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 36. Charleston, South Carolina: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-74-2.
Neulen, Hans-Werner & Cony, Christophe (September 2000). "Les aigles du Kaiser en Terre Sainte" [The Kaiser's Eagles in the Holy Land]. Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (90): 38–46. ISSN 1243-8650.
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing.

[JEA-1] Taylor 1989, 615

[JAWA_1919_334-2] Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919, 334

[JAWA_1919_331-3] Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919, 331

[Grosz-4] Grosz 1998, 13

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