Halberstadt C.IX

what is it?

The Halberstadt C.IX was a German single-engined reconnaissance biplane of World War I, built by Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke. It was derived from the Halberstadt C.V, with a more powerful supercharged 230 hp Hiero engine.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 13.6 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 170 km/htop speed
• size 1,380 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

• 🎂First flew 108 years ago, in 1918.
• 🚗Wingspan of 13.6 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

1918

number built

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role

reconnaissance

origin

German Empire

makers

Halberstadt

engines

1× Hiero

crew

2

length

6.9 m

wingspan

13.6 m

height

3.4 m

max take-off weight

1,380 kg

top speed

170 km/h

range

—

ceiling

5,000 m

wings

biplane

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