It was a development of the Rumpler C.I design incorporating many aerodynamic refinements, including wing planform, airfoil section, and horn-balanced ailerons,[2] revised empennage,[2] and new rear fuselage decking with compound curves.[3] This latter feature was later removed and replaced with a simplified structure, at which point the factory designation was changed to 6A 6.[3] Performance was improved over that of the C.I,[1] and the C.III was selected for limited production, thought to be about 75 aircraft. The Frontbestand table of C-type aircraft at the front shows a maximum of 42 C.III aircraft at the front on 28 February 1917. With the introduction of the more powerful Rumpler C.IV based on a refined C.III airframe, the number of operational C.III aircraft at the front dropped rapidly and by the autumn of 1917 only one was at the front. The C.III was a qualified success, but its design served mainly as a stepping stone to the further refined C.IV.[2]
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Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1962). German Aircraft of the First World War. London: Putnam.
Herris, Jack (2014). Rumpler Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 11. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN978-1-935881-21-6.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing.
Kroschel, Günter; Helmut Stützer (1994). Die Deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910–1918. Herford: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn.
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
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rumpler, factory, designation, biplane, military, reconnaissance, aircraft, built, germany, during, world, vrole, reconnaissance, aircraftnational, origin, germanymanufacturer, rumplerfirst, flight, 1916, contents, development, specifications, notes, reference. The Rumpler C III factory designation 6A 5 was a biplane military reconnaissance aircraft built in Germany during World War I 1 C III and C VRole Reconnaissance aircraftNational origin GermanyManufacturer RumplerFirst flight 1916 Contents 1 Development 2 Specifications C III 3 Notes 4 ReferencesDevelopment edit nbsp Rumpler C IIIIt was a development of the Rumpler C I design incorporating many aerodynamic refinements including wing planform airfoil section and horn balanced ailerons 2 revised empennage 2 and new rear fuselage decking with compound curves 3 This latter feature was later removed and replaced with a simplified structure at which point the factory designation was changed to 6A 6 3 Performance was improved over that of the C I 1 and the C III was selected for limited production thought to be about 75 aircraft The Frontbestand table of C type aircraft at the front shows a maximum of 42 C III aircraft at the front on 28 February 1917 With the introduction of the more powerful Rumpler C IV based on a refined C III airframe the number of operational C III aircraft at the front dropped rapidly and by the autumn of 1917 only one was at the front The C III was a qualified success but its design served mainly as a stepping stone to the further refined C IV 2 Specifications C III editData from Kroschel amp Stutzer 1994 p 127General characteristicsCrew Two pilot and observer Length 8 20 m 26 ft 11 in Wingspan 12 66 m 41 ft 6 in Height 3 25 m 10 ft 8 in Wing area 34 8 m2 374 sq ft Empty weight 839 kg 1 845 lb Gross weight 1 264 kg 2 780 lb Powerplant 1 Benz Bz IV 160 kW 220 hp Performance Maximum speed 136 km h 85 mph 74 kn Range 480 km 300 mi 260 nmi Service ceiling 4 000 m 13 100 ft Armament 1 fixed forward firing 7 92 mm 312 in machine gun 1 trainable rearward firing 7 92 mm 312 in machine gun 100 kg 220 lb of bombsNotes edit a b Taylor 1989 p 771 a b c The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft p 2833 a b Gray amp Thetford 1962 p 522References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rumpler C III Gray Peter Owen Thetford 1962 German Aircraft of the First World War London Putnam Herris Jack 2014 Rumpler Aircraft of WWI A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes Great War Aviation Centennial Series Vol 11 n p Aeronaut Books ISBN 978 1 935881 21 6 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft London Aerospace Publishing Kroschel Gunter Helmut Stutzer 1994 Die Deutschen Militarflugzeuge 1910 1918 Herford Verlag E S Mittler amp Sohn Taylor Michael J H 1989 Jane s Encyclopedia of Aviation London Studio Editions Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rumpler C III amp oldid 1139531549, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
