Halberstadt C.VIII explained
The Halberstadt C.VIII was a prototype two-seat general-purpose biplane built by Halberstadt during World War I.
Design and development
The C.VIII was a single-bay biplane of wooden construction with shortened wings, an elongated fuselage and a Maybach Mb.IV engine. Test flights were successful and the C.VIII was recommended for mass production, but the end of World War I meant that the C.VIII remained at the prototype stage.[1]
Further reading
- Book: Angelucci . Enzo . The Rand McNally encyclopedia of military aircraft, 1914-1980 . 1983 . Military Press . San Diego . 0-517-41021-4.
- Book: Cowin . H.W. . German and Austrian aviation of World War I : a pictorial chronicle of the airmen and aircraft that forged German airpower . 2000 . Osprey Pub . Oxford . 1-84176-069-2.
- Book: Van Wyngarden . G. . Early German aces of World War I . 2000 . Osprey Pub. . Oxford . 1-84176-997-5.
Notes and References
- Web site: Halberstadt C.VI(IX).