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what is it?
The Halberstadt C.III was a German single-engined reconnaissance biplane of World War I, built by Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 12.2 m wingspan
base stats
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
- First flew 109 years ago, in 1917.
- Wingspan of 12.2 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1917
- number built
- 6
- role
- reconnaissance
- makers
- Halberstadt
- engines
- 1× Benz Bz.IV / Bz.IV
- crew
- 2
- length
- 7.7 m
- wingspan
- 12.2 m
- height
- 3 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,310 kg
- top speed
- 165 km/h
- range
- 485 km
- ceiling
- 5,100 m
- wings
- biplane
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q56325179, Wikipedia: Halberstadt C.III (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.