Rumpler C.III
| Rumpler C.III | |
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| Role | Reconnaissance |
| Manufacturer | Rumpler |
| Introduction | late 1916 |
| Primary user |  Germany
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| Number built | ~50? [1] |
| Wingspan | 12.6 m (41 ft 6 in) [2] |
| Armament | sync. fixed LMG08/15 flexible rear Parabellum bombs [3] |
| Climb | 2,000 m (6,500 ft) in 16:00[2] |
| Ceiling | 4,000 m (13,100 ft) [2] |
| Range | 480 km (300 mi) [2] |
Unlike the general-purpose Rumpler C.I the Rumpler C.III was designed specifically for high-altitude photography. It had a more powerful engine (the Benz Bz.IV) and there were many experiments with the control surfaces to make it more flyable. In the end it was caught in the middle: the C.I was a better general-use plane and the upcoming Rumpler C.IV was a better high-performance reconnaissance plane.
While the C.III was not a great success as a plane, many of the lessons learned in its development were applied directly to the excellent Rumpler C.IV.[1]
It was also known as the 6A5 or the 6A6, the former using a compound-curve rear deck and the latter a more conventional profile. [4]
For more information, see Wikipedia:Rumpler C.III.
Timeline [note 1]
References
- Notes
- Citations
- Bibliography
- 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.
- Jack Herris, Rumpler Aircraft of WWI. Aeronaut Books, 2014. ISBN 978-1-935881-21-6.
- W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Reconnaissance & Bomber Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Ltd., 1962. ISBN 9780900435027