German two-seat, single-engine reconnaissance biplane
This article is about the Zeppelin C.I developed by Jaray. For the aircraft developed by Dornier, see
Zeppelin-Lindau CL.I .
Zeppelin C.I & C.II General information Type Experimental Manufacturer Zeppelin Designer Number built 2 C.II and 20 C.II[ 1] History First flight Autumn 1917[ 1]
TheZeppelin C.I (sometimesZeppelin (Jaray) C.I ,Zeppelin-Friedrichshafen C.I , orZeppelin LZ C.I [ 2] ) was a German single-engine two-seat biplane, designed byPaul Jaray and built by Zeppelin in World War I.[ 1] Friedrichshafen referred to the location of the Zeppelin factory where development occurred, and was not connected with the aircraft manufacturer of that name.
The structure of the C.I was wood with a fabric covering, while the C.II had a metal structure, and dispensed with the horn balance on the rudder.[ 1]
top view of Zeppelin (Jaray) C.I Data from [ 1]
General characteristics
Crew: TwoLength: 7.925 m (26 ft 0 in)Wingspan: 12 m (39 ft 4 in)Height: 3.585 m (11 ft 9 in)Empty weight: 987.5 kg (2,177 lb)Gross weight: 1,455 kg (3,208 lb)Powerplant: 1 ×Maybach Mb.IV 6-cylinder in-line water-cooled piston engine, 180 kW (240 hp)Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch wooden propellerPerformance
Maximum speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)Time to altitude: 33 minutes to 5,000 m (16,000 ft)^a b c d e f Gray, 1970, p.581 ^ Taylor 1989, p.907 Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970).German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. p. 581.ISBN 0370001036 . Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989).Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . London: Studio Editions.
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1 Early Army designations, used pre-war.2 Wartime Army LZ designations were not always matched to Zeppelin's LZ hull number.