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DeutschSchütte-Lanz C.I
| Schütte-Lanz C.I | |
|---|---|
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| Role | reconnaissance |
| Manufacturer | Luftfahrzeugbau Schütte-Lanz |
| Designer | Walter Stein |
| First flight | 1915 |
| Primary user | Luftstreitkräfte |
| Number built | 1 |
The Schütte-Lanz C.I was a German reconnaissance aircraft prototype of World War I.
Design
[edit]The aircraft was a double wooden biplane equipped with a 160 hp Mercedes D.III engine. The observer was in the bow cabin, which provided a good overview and was armed with a 7.92-mm Parabellum machine gun on a movable turret.
Development
[edit]The C.I was the first airplane built by Schütte-Lanz, which had specialized in airship construction. The prototype made its first flight in 1915, but the aircraft did not enter production.[1]
Specifications
[edit]Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2 (pilot and observer)
- Length: 5.20 m (17 ft 1 in)
- Wingspan: 7.70 m (25 ft 3 in)
- Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.III 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 120 kW (160 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed wooden fixed pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 201 km/h (125 mph, 109 kn)
Armament
- Guns: 1 x 7.9 mm (0.311 in) Parabellum machine gun on a mobile turret
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Schutte-Lanz C.I".
Further reading
[edit]- Herris, Jack (2020). German Aircraft of Minor Manufacturers in WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series (50). Vol. 2: Krieger to Union. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-86-5.