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1918 - 1132.PDF
OCTOBER IO, 1918. REPORT ON THE HALBERSTADT FIGHTER. (Issued by the Technical Department (Aircraft Production), Ministry of Munitions.) [A brief description and a [sketch of the fuselage of this machine were published in our issue of August 1st, 1918.—ED.] THIS machine is a two-seater fighter. It was brought down 34 ft. 11 in. ; chord or upper plane, 5 ft. ft in. ; chord of at Villers Bocage, by Lieuts. Armstrong and Mert on an lower plane, 4 ft. 3^ in. ; gap, maximum, 4 ft. ; gap, minimum, •• • • " "~ 3 ft. 8^ in. ; dihedral angle of lower plane, 2 deg. ; horizontal dihedral of main planes, 4 deg. ; to-al area of main planes, R.E.8 on June 9th, 1918. The machine is marked "TypeH.S. C.L.2," and bears the military number C.L.2, 15,342/17. The date of construction, April 14th, 1918, is stamped on 310 sq. ft. ; area of each aileron, n.6 sq. ft. ; area of aileron Front view of the Halberstadt fighter. various parts. On the side of the fuselage is the following description :— Leergewicht (weight unladen), 796 k.g. Hochstbelastung (useful weight), 370 k.g. Einschl Vollen tank. (Including full tanks.) There is also a red line about 30 in. long drawn at both sides of the fuselage, showing the horizontal in the normal flying position. General Details. The Halberstadt represents, in all probability, the high- balance, 2 sq. ft. ; load per square foot, 8.2 lbs. ; area of tail planes, 13.6 sq. ft. ; area of elevator, ii.4 sq. ft. ; area of fin, 6.4 sq. ft.; area of rudder, 7.9 sq. ft.; area of rudder balance, 1 sq. ft. ; maximum cross-section of body, 8.8 sq. ft.; horizontal area of body, 44 sq. ft. ; vertical area of body, 52.8 sq. ft. ; length over all, 24 ft. ; engine, 180 h.p. Mercedes ; weight per h.p. (180), 14.07 lbs. ; capacity of petrol tanks, 34 galls. ; capacity of oil tanks, 4 galls. ; crew, 2 ; guns, 1 fixed and 1 movable ; military load on test, 545 lbs. ; total load on test, 2,532 lbs. Rear view of the Halberstadt fighter. water mark of two-seater Geiman aeroplane construction, as it is not only well and strongly constructed, but its general behaviour in the air ij good according to modern fighting standards. Its^general design will be gathered from the drawings on page 1135 and also from the photographs. Constructional details are dealt with by sketches. Span of upper plane, 35 ft. 3J in. ; span of lower plane, Performance. Speed at 10,000 ft., 97 m.p.h., 1,385 r.p.m. Climb to 5,000 ft. Climb to 10,000 ft. Climb to 14,000 ft. Mins. 9 24 51 sees. 25 3°55 climb inFt./min. 440 240 80 IndicatedAir speed 69 64 58
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