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LVG C.II

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LVG C.II
LVG C.II armed with aBergman machine gun in the observer's cockpit.
General information
Type	reconnaissance/light bomber
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft
Primary user	Luftstreitkräfte
Number built	c. 300
History
Introduction date	late 1915
Developed from	LVG B.I

TheLVG C.II was a 1910sGerman two-seatreconnaissance biplane designed at theLuft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft for theLuftstreitkräfte.

Development

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The C.II was developed from theLVG B.I, with the pilot and observer positions reversed, adding a ring-mounted machine gun to the rear. The increase in weight required a larger engine, theBenz Bz.III. Few C.I's were built before the C.II was introduced. It incorporated structural improvements and a more powerful engine.^[1]

Operational history

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The C.IV was the first fixed-wing aircraft to bombLondon, when six bombs were dropped nearVictoria Station on 28 November 1916.^[1] (The first air raid on London was by the Zeppelin LZ 38, in the early hours of 1 June 1915.)

Variants

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LVG C.I - initial design, 120 kW (160 hp)Benz Bz.III engine.
LVG C.II - production version.
LVG C.III - single experimental aircraft, observer and machine gun moved to front.
LVG C.IV - slightly larger, 160 kW (220 hp)Mercedes D.IV engine.

Operators

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German Empire

Switzerland

Swiss Air Force

Specifications (C.II)

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Data from Donald, David,The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft (pg 553). (1997). Prospero Books.ISBN 1-85605-375-X

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Capacity: 2
Length: 8.10 m (26 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 12.85 m (42 ft 2 in)
Height: 2.93 m (9 ft 7.25 in)
Wing area: 37.60 m² (404.74 sq ft)
Empty weight: 845 kg (1,863 lb)
Gross weight: 1,405 kg (3,097 lb)
Powerplant: 1 ×Mercedes D.III , 119 kW (160 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 130 km/h (81 mph, 70 kn)
Range: 385 km (240 mi, 210 nmi)
Endurance: 4 hours
Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,125 ft)
Wing loading: 37 kg/m² (7.6 lb/sq ft)

Armament

1 × flexible 7.92 mm (.312 in)Parabellum MG14 machine gun
1 × fixed, forward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in)LMG 08/15 machine gun (later production aircraft)
up to 60 kg (130 lb) of light bombs

Notes

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^^a ^bDonald, 1997, p. 553.

References

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Donald, David,The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft (pg 553). (1997). Prospero Books.ISBN 1-85605-375-X
Grosz, P. M. (2004).The LVG C.II. Windsock Datafile. Vol. 106. Berkhampstead, UK: Albatros Productions.ISBN 978-1-902207-64-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link)
Grosz, P. M. (2005).The LVG C.IV. Windsock Datafile. Vol. 112. Berkhampstead, UK: Albatros Productions.ISBN 978-1-902207-74-2.
Lagorgette, Jean (Nov 1, 1916)."Les Biplans allemands L. V. G."L'Aérophile (in French).24 (21–22). Paris.
van Wyngarden, G (2006). Early German Aces of World War I, Osprey Publishing Ltd.ISBN 1-84176-997-5

v t e Luftverkehrsgesellschaft (L.V.G.) aircraft
B.I B.II B.III C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VIII C.IX D I D.II D.III D.IV D.V D.VI E.I G.I G.II G.III

Idflieg C-, CL-, and CLS-class aircraft designations

C-

AEG	C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIII
AGO	C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIII C.IX
Albatros	C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIII C.IX C.X C.XI C.XII C.XIII C.XIV C.XV
Aviatik	C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIII C.IX
Caspar	C.I
DFW	C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI
Fokker	C.I C.II C.III
Friedrichshafen	C.I
Germania	C.I C.II C.III C.IV
Halberstadt	C.I C.II C.III C.V C.VII C.VIII C.IX
Hannover	C.I C.IV
LFG Roland	C.I C.II C.III C.V C.VIII
LVG	C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIII C.IX
OAW	C.I C.II
Otto	C.I C.II
Pfalz	C.I
Rumpler	C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIII C.IX C.X
Sablatnig	C.I C.II C.III
Schütte-Lanz	C.I
Zeppelin	C.I C.II

CL-

BFW	CL.I CL.II CL.III CL.IV
Daimler	CL.I
Halberstadt	CL.II CL.IV
Hannover	CL.II CL.III CL.V
Junkers	CL.I
Zeppelin-Lindau	CL.I CL.II

CLS-

Albatros	CLS.I
Halberstadt	CLS.I CLS.II CLS.X
Junkers	CLS.I

v t e World War I aircraft of the Central Powers
Fighters	AEG D.I AEG Dr.I Albatros D.I Albatros D.II Albatros D.III Albatros D.V Aviatik D.I Aviatik C.VI Daimler L.6 Euler D.I Euler D.II Fokker D.I Fokker D.II Fokker D.III Fokker D.IV Fokker D.V Fokker D.VI Fokker D.VII Fokker D.VIII Fokker Dr.I Fokker E.I Fokker E.II Fokker E.III Fokker E.IV Fokker E.V Halberstadt D.II Hannover CL.II Hannover CL.III Hannover CL.IV Hannover CL.V Hansa-Brandenburg W.12 Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 Junkers D.I Kondor D.6 Kondor E.III Naglo D.II Pfalz D.III Pfalz D.XII Pfalz Dr.I Pfalz E.I Pfalz E.II Phönix D.I LFG Roland D.II LFG Roland D.VI Siemens-Schuckert D.I Siemens-Schuckert D.II Siemens-Schuckert D.III Siemens-Schuckert D.IV Zeppelin-Lindau D.I
Bombers and ground attack	AEG DJ.I AEG G.I AEG G.II AEG G.III AEG G.IV AEG G.V AEG J.I AEG J.II AEG R.I Friedrichshafen G.II Friedrichshafen G.III Gotha G.I Gotha G.II Gotha G.III Gotha G.IV Gotha G.V Gotha GL.VII Gotha G.IX Hannover CL.II Junkers CL.I Junkers J.I Rumpler G.I Rumpler G.II Rumpler G.III Siemens-Schuckert L.I Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.II Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.III Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.IV Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI
Reconnaissance	AEG B.I AEG B.II AEG B.III AEG C.I AEG C.II AEG C.III AEG C.IV AEG C.V AEG C.VI AEG C.VII AEG C.VIII AGO C.I AGO C.II AGO C.III AGO C.IV AGO C.VII AGO C.VIII Albatros B.I Albatros B.II Albatros C.I Albatros C.III Albatros C.V Albatros C.VII Albatros C.IX Albatros C.X Albatros C.XII Aviatik B.I Aviatik B.II Aviatik C.I Aviatik C.VI DFW C.V LFG Roland C.II LVG B.I LVG C.II Rumpler C.I Rumpler C.IV Rumpler Taube
Trainers	Euler D.I
Prototypes	Albatros C.II Fokker V.1 Fokker V.2 Junkers J 1 Junkers J 2 Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.I