Type sheet: albc1

Albatros C I (Typ L 6)
Reconnaisance aircraft, Germany, 1915

[Technical Data] [Expo/Images] - [ Albatros] [ Reconnaissance 1914-1918] [ Light Bombers 1914-1918]

Description:

The Albatros CI was one of the typical reconnaisance
aircraft from mid WWI, which were in use to gather
information about the frontline from the air. These
aircraft were quite large, slow and bad armed.

Sizes and weights

Total Length :

25.755 ft

7.850 m

Greatest height :

10.302 ft

3.140 m

Wingspan :

42.323 ft

12.900 m

Wing area :

434.866 sqft

40.400 qm

Max take off weight :

2624.0 lbs

1190.0 kg

Weight empty :

1929.4 lbs

875.0 kg

Max. payload wght :

88.2 lbs

40.0 kg

Max. weight carried :

606.4 lbs

275.0 kg

Performance data

Max. speed :

73 kts

135 km/h

Cruising speed :

65 kts

120 km/h

Service ceiling :

9843 ft

3000 m

Wing load :

5.95 lbs/ft2

29.00 kg/qm

Range :

205 nm

380 km

Propulsion

Kind :

KRei

Type :

Benz Bz III

Power rating (max.) :

148 hp

150 ps

Count :

1

1

Total power rating (max.) :

148 hp

150 ps

Other

Crew :

0

0

2

Armament :

1* MG 7,9mm Parabellum

Manufacturer :

Albatros, OAW, LFG