Rumpler C.III

what is it?

The Rumpler C.III (factory designation 6A 5) was a biplane military reconnaissance aircraft built in Germany during World War I.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · fixed tailwheel (taildragger) · 12.7 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 136 km/htop speed
• range 480 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,264 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 110 years ago, in 1916.
• 🚗Wingspan of 12.7 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

1916

number built

—

role

reconnaissance aircraft

origin

German Empire

makers

Rumpler

engines

1× Benz Bz.IV / Bz.IV

length

8.2 m

wingspan

12.7 m

height

3.3 m

max take-off weight

1,264 kg

top speed

136 km/h

range

480 km

ceiling

4,000 m

landing gear

fixed conventional landing gear

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