Hannover CL.IIIa

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Hannover CL.IIIa
Role Escort/Ground Attack
Manufacturer Hannover
Designer Hermann Dorner [1]
First flight late 1917[2]
Introduction early 1918[2]
Primary user Germany
Number built 537 [1][3]
Developed from Hannover CL.II
Variants Hannover CL.III
Wingspan 11.7 m (38 ft 4 in) [4][5][2]
Engine 180hp Argus As.III inline
Armament sync. fixed LMG08/15 and
flexible rear Parabellum
Crew 2
Max Speed 165 km/h (103 mph) [6][7][5][2]
Climb 1,000 m (3,280 ft) in 5:18[6][2]
Ceiling 7,500 m (24,600 ft) [6][7][5][2]
Endurance 2:40[2]-3:00[6][7][5]

The Hannover CL.IIIa saw the highest production totals of the Hannover CL-types and was well-liked by its crews. The plane was so compact it was frequently mistaken for a single seater, to the attacker's chagrin when it turned out to have a "sting in the tail". Visibility was excellent and the plane had excellent maneuverability due to large, balanced ailerons. [1]

For more information, see Wikipedia:Hannover CL.III.

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Availability Maneuver Damage Dmg Points Max Alt. Climb Points
Feb/Mar18-end W B/B 16 16 5 93
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Notes
  1. ↑ German numbers are from bi-monthly Frontbestand records (Effective Frontline Strength).[8]
Citations
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gray, p.150.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Argus Vol. 1, p.80.
  3. ↑ Angelucci, p.95.
  4. ↑ Lamberton, pp.218-219.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Angelucci, p.87.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Gray, p.153.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Munson, p.24.
  8. ↑ Grosz'85, p.60 and Grosz'86, p.66.
Bibliography
  • Enzo Angelucci, ed. The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980. New York: The Military Press, 1983 edition. ISBN 0-517-41021-4.
  • Argus Books, Airplane Archive: Aircraft of World War One, Volume 1. Great Britain: Argus Books, 1989. ISBN 0-85242-983-5
  • Peter Gray and Owen Thetford. German Aircraft of the First World War. Great Britain, Putnam, 1962, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
  • Peter M. Grosz, "Archiv -- Frontbestand". WW1 Aero, № 107, Dec 1985 and № 108, Feb 1986. Poughkeepsie, NY: World War I Aeroplanes, Inc.
  • W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Limited, 1960.
  • Kenneth Munson, Fighters 1914-19, Attack and Training Aircraft. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1976. ISBN 0713707607
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