Lloyd C.II
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The Lloyd C.II and its derivatives, the C.III and C.IV were reconnaissance aircraft produced in Austria-Hungary during the First World War.Taylor 1989, 581 They were based on the Lloyd company's pre-war C.I design, and like it, were conventional biplanes with swept-back wings.
Design and development
After the outbreak of World War I, the original aircraft was refined somewhat by Lloyd designers Wizina and von Melczer,Gunston 2003, 184 featuring a reduced wingspan and wing area but increased weight.Grosz 2002 An 8 mm Schwarzlose machine gun was added on a semi-circular mount for an observer.Murphy 2005, 108
Beginning in 1915, one hundred examples of this type were built – fifty by Lloyd at their plant in Aszód, and another fifty by WKF in Vienna.
Apart from their service with the Austro-Hungarian flying service, ten C.IIs saw service with Poland. These were captured in Malopolska in November 1918 and were used as trainers until being withdrawn from service in 1920.
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The C.III was almost identical except for the use of a 120 kW (160 hp) Austro-Daimler engine, which increased the top speed to 133 km/h (83 mph). Production again was by both Lloyd and WKF, with total production amounting to 50-60 machines.
The C.IV also used the Austro-Daimler engine, and small batches were produced by both Lloyd and WKF.
Variants
- C.II with Heiro engine and 14.00 m wingspan (100 built)
- C.III with Austro-Daimler engine and 14.00 m wingspan (8 or 16 built by Lloyd, 43 by WKF)
- C.IV with Austro-Daimler engine produced by Lloyd with 14.52 m (47 ft 8 in) wingspan (47 built, plus one converted)
Operators
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Specifications (C.II)
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References
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- {{cite book |last= Grosz |first= Peter M. |title=Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One |year=2002 |publisher=Flying Machine Press |location= Colorado |pages= }}
- {{cite book |last= Gunston |first= Bill |title=World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers |year=1993 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location= Annapolis |pages= }}
- {{cite book |last= Murphy |first= Justin D. |title=Military Aircraft: Origins to 1918 |year=2005 |publisher=ABC-Clio |location= Santa Barbara |pages= }}
- {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages= }}
- {{cite book|last=Treadwell|first=Terry C.|title=German & Austro-Hungarian Aircraft Manufacturers 1908 - 1918|year=2010|publisher=Amberley Publishing|location=Stroud|isbn=978-1-4456-0102-1|pages=268–271}}
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