LVG C.II explained
The LVG C.II was a 1910s German two-seat reconnaissance biplane designed at the Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft for the Luftstreitkräfte.
Development
The C.II was developed from the LVG 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, the Benz 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
The C.IV was the first fixed-wing aircraft to bomb London, when six bombs were dropped near Victoria 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
- 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
References
- Donald, David, The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft (pg 553). (1997). Prospero Books.
- Book: Grosz . P. M. . The LVG C.II . 2004 . Albatros Productions . Berkhampstead, UK . ((978-1-902207-64-5)). Windsock Datafile. 106.
- Book: Grosz . P. M. . The LVG C.IV . 2005 . Albatros Productions . Berkhampstead, UK . 978-1-902207-74-2. Windsock Datafile. 112.
- Lagorgette . Jean . Les Biplans allemands L. V. G. . L'Aérophile . 24 . 21–22 . Paris . Nov 1, 1916 . fr .
- van Wyngarden, G (2006). Early German Aces of World War I, Osprey Publishing Ltd.
Notes and References
- Donald, 1997, p. 553.