Albatros C.XV

The Albatros C.XV, a German military reconnaissance aircraft, was developed during World War I as an improved version of the C.XII.

Although the C.XII had already entered production in 1918, the war concluded before any operational examples of the C.XV could be utilised.

However, the Air Forces of Russia, Turkey, and Latvia did employ some of these aircraft.

Specifications

Crew

Two

Length

8.85 m (29 ft 0 in)

Wingspan

14.37 m (47 ft 2 in)

Height

3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)

Wing area

42.7 m2 (459 sq ft)

Empty weight

1,021 kg (2,250 lb)

Gross weight

1,639 kg (3,613 lb)

Powerplant

1 × Mercedes D.IVa ,

190 kW (260 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed

175 km/h (110 mph, 96 kn)

Service ceiling

5,000 m (16,400 ft)

Armament

1 × forward firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) Spandau LMG 08/15 machine gun

1 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) Parabellum MG14 machine gun for observer.

Sources
German & Austro-Hungarian aircraft manufacturers 1908–1918-T C Treadwell.
German Aircraft of the First World War-Peter Gray & Owen Thetford.
Flugzeug Publications, Die Deutsche Luftwaffe 1914 – Heute.
The World’s Great Bombers: 1914 to the Present Day-C Chant.
Windsock Worldwide Vol.25, No.5 – September October 2009.
Albatros Aircraft of WWI Vol.1: Early Two-Seaters-Jack Herris.
Albatros Aircraft of WWI Vol.2: Late Two-Seaters-Jack Herris.
Albatros Aircraft of WWI Vol.3: Bombers, Seaplanes J Types-Jack Herris.
Albatros Aircraft of WWI Vol.4: Fighters-Jack Herris.