LVG C.V

LVG C.V

Captured German LVG C.V on display at Coblenz Airfield, April 1919
Role	Reconnaissance aircraft
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	LVG (aircraft manufacturer)
First flight	1917

The LVG C.V was a reconnaissance aircraft produced in large numbers in Germany during World War I.^[1] It was a conventional two-bay biplane design of its day, with unstaggered wings of equal span and tandem, open cockpits for the pilot and observer.^[2] The ailerons, fitted only to the upper wing, featured aerodynamic balances that extended past the wingtips.^[2] The fuselage was a semi-monocoque construction skinned in wood.^[3]

Following the war, some C.Vs were used as civil transports,^[1] while some 150 machines captured by Polish forces were put to use by the Polish army.^[4] Other post-war users included Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia; together operating about 30 aircraft.^[4]

Operators

Germany: Luftstreitkrafte
Latvia: Latvian Air Force - Postwar
Lithuania: Postwar
Poland: Postwar
Russia: Postwar
Turkey: Ottoman Air Force

Specifications

Data from Grosz 1998, 35

General characteristics

Crew: Two, pilot and observer
Length: 8.07 m (26 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 13.60 m (44 ft 7 in)
Height: 3.36 m (10 ft 0 in)
Wing area: 40.5 m² (436 ft²)
Empty weight: 1,009 kg (2,220 lb)
Gross weight: 1,505 kg (3,311 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IV, 150 kW (200 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 170 km/h (106 mph)
Endurance: 3 hours 30 min
Service ceiling: 6,500 m (21,300 ft)
Rate of climb: 5.6 m/s (1,100 ft/min)

Armament

1 × fixed, forward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) LMG 08/15
1 × trainable,rearward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) Parabellum MG14
40 kg (90 lb) bombs

Notes

1 2 Taylor 1989, 615
1 2 Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919, 334
↑ Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919, 331
1 2 Grosz 1998, 13

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to LVG C.V.

Grosz, Peter M. (1998). Windsock Datafile 71: LVG C.V. Berkhampstead: Albatross Productions.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing.
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing.

Aircraft produced by LVG

B.I B.II B.III C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VIII C.IX D 10 D.II D.III D.IV D.V D.VI E.I G.I G.II G.III

Idflieg C-, CL-, CS-, and CLS-class aircraft designations

C- and CL-	AEG C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIII AGO C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.VII C.VII Albatros C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIII C.IX C.X C.XI C.XII C.XIII C.XIV C.XV Aviatik C.I C.II C.III C.V C.VI C.VIII C.IX BFW CL.I CL.II CL.III CL.IV DFW C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI Fokker C.I Friedrichshafen C.I Germania C.I C.II C.IV Halberstadt C.I CL.II C.III CL.IV C.V C.VII C.VIII C.IX CLS.X Hannover C.I CL.II CL.III CL.IV CL.V Junkers CL.I LFG/Roland C.I C.II C.III C.V C.VIII LVG C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VIII OAW C.I C.II Otto C.I C.II Pfalz C.I Rumpler C.I C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIII C.IX C.X Sablatnig C.I C.II C.III Schütte-Lanz C.I Zeppelin-Friedrichshafen C.I C.II Zeppelin-Lindau C.I C.II

CLS-	Albatros CLS.I Halberstadt CLS.I CLS.II (see also main sequence above) Junkers CLS.I

CS-	Zeppelin-Lindau CS.I

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