| Phönix C.I | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Reconnaissance and General-Purpose Biplane |
| National origin | Austria-Hungary |
| Manufacturer | Phönix Flugzeug-Werke[1] |
| Primary user | KuKLFT[1] |
| Number built | 140 |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1918 |
| Retired | 1920s |
ThePhönix C.I, given serial numbers in thePhönix 121 range, was anAustro-Hungarian First World War reconnaissance and general-purposebiplane built byPhönix andLloyd.[2]
The Phönix C.I was the first original design developed by the Phönix Flugzeug-Werke It was based on the Hansa-Brandenburg C.II that Phönix was building under licence.[2] A conventional biplane with a rear fuselage/tailplane similar to aircraft designed byErnst Heinkel.[2] The C.I had a fixed tail-skid landing gear and was powered by a 171.51 kW (230 hp)Hiero 6-cylinder inline piston engine, it had two tandem open cockpits for the pilot and observer/gunner.[2] The company built 110 C.Is and then entered service with theKuKLFT in early 1918.[2] After the First World War 30 aircraft were built by the Swedish Army engineering department fitted with 220 hp (164 kW)Benz Bz.IV inline engines.[2]
Phönix C.I aircraft built by Phönix were serialled fromPhönix C.I 121.01 toPhönix C.I 121.160 and Phönix C.I aircraft ordered fromLloyd (Ungarische Lloyd Flugzeug und Motorenfabrik AG) were allocated serials fromPhönix C.I(Ll) 49.01 toPhönix C.I(Ll) 49.100. Some 80 aircraft ordered fromUFAG were not assigned serial numbers, probably due to production being interrupted by theArmistice and 225 more were ordered but not built.[1]
Data from Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One[1]Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft[2]
General characteristics
Performance
Armament
2 x 8 mmSchwarzlose machine guns (one synchronised forward-firing and one on a mount in rear cockpit)
