Albatros C.XII

what is it?

The Albatros C.XII was a military reconnaissance aircraft designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Albatros Flugzeugwerke. It was developed as a successor to the Albatros C.X. The C.XII differed markedly from previous Albatros C-type aircraft by adopting an elliptical-section fuselage similar to that of the Albatros D.V. The C.XII also featured a tailplane of reduced area, but it retained the wings of the earlier C.X. The C.X entered service with the Luftstreitkräfte during 1918 and saw active combat during the final months of the First World War. Despite the aerodynamic advantages, there was no significant performance increase achieved over the C.X. Examples remained in service until the end of the conflict.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 14.4 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 178 km/htop speed
• size 1,061 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🚗Wingspan of 14.4 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight

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number built

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role

reconnaissance aircraft

makers

Albatros

engines

1× Mercedes D.IVa

length

8.8 m

wingspan

14.4 m

height

3.3 m

max take-off weight

1,061 kg

top speed

178 km/h

range

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ceiling

5,640 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.