For a two-seater reconnaissance aircraft, Rumpler C.IV had an excellent performance, which enabled it to remain in front-line service until the end of World War I on the Western Front, as well as in Italy and Palestine. Its exceptional ceiling allowed pilots to undertake reconnaissance secure in the knowledge that few allied aircraft could reach it.
300 aircraft were licence-built by Pfalz Flugzeugwerke as the Pfalz C.I, differing in ailerons on all four wings. From February 1917 they were renamed Rumpler C.IV (Pfal).[1]
For use during filming, Slingsby Sailplanes built two Slingsby T.58 Rumpler C.IV replicas. While these were visually similar to the original aircraft, they were structurally completely different, having a steel-tube fuselage structure and wooden wings, and being powered by a de Havilland Gipsy Major engine.[2]
Production by Pfalz, with ailerons on all four wings: 300 built.
Rumpler C.IV (Pfal)
The Pfalz C.I re-designated
Slingsby T.58 Rumpler C.IV replica
Slingsby Sailplanes built two Slingsby T.58 Rumpler C.IV replicas. While these were visually similar to the original aircraft, they were structurally completely different, having a steel-tube fuselage structure and wooden wings, and being powered by a de Havilland Gipsy Major engine
Guns: 1 × fixed, forward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) LMG 08/15 with an interruptor gear and 1 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) Parabellum MG14 machine gun on a ring mounting
Bombs: 100 kg (220 lb) of bombs
See alsoedit
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
Gray, Peter and Thetford, Owen. German Aircraft of the First World War. London, Putnam, 1962.
Herris, Jack (2012). Pfalz Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 5. Charleston, SC: Aeronaut Books. ISBN978-1-935881-12-4.
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.
Munson, Kenneth. Aircraft of World War I. London: Ian Allan, 1967. ISBN0-7110-0356-4.
Munson, Kenneth. Fighters, Attack and Training Aircraft 1914 - 1919. ISBN0-7537-0916-3.
Neulen, Hans-Werner & Cony, Christophe (September 2000). "Les aigles du Kaiser en Terre Sainte" [The Kaiser's Eagles in the Holy Land]. Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (90): 38–46. ISSN 1243-8650.
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The Rumpler C IV was a German single engine two seat reconnaissance biplane It was a development of C III with different tail surfaces and using a Mercedes D IVa engine in place of the C III s Benz Bz IV The Rumpler 6B 2 was a single seat floatplane fighter variant with a 120 kW 160 hp Mercedes D III engine built for the Kaiserliche Marine Imperial Navy C IV Role Reconnaissance aircraft Manufacturer Rumpler Flugzeugwerke Designer Dr Edmund Rumpler Introduction 1917 Primary user Luftstreitkrafte Variants Rumpler 6B 2 For a two seater reconnaissance aircraft Rumpler C IV had an excellent performance which enabled it to remain in front line service until the end of World War I on the Western Front as well as in Italy and Palestine Its exceptional ceiling allowed pilots to undertake reconnaissance secure in the knowledge that few allied aircraft could reach it 300 aircraft were licence built by Pfalz Flugzeugwerke as the Pfalz C I differing in ailerons on all four wings From February 1917 they were renamed Rumpler C IV Pfal 1 For use during filming Slingsby Sailplanes built two Slingsby T 58 Rumpler C IV replicas While these were visually similar to the original aircraft they were structurally completely different having a steel tube fuselage structure and wooden wings and being powered by a de Havilland Gipsy Major engine 2 Contents 1 Variants 2 Operators 3 Specifications C IV 4 See also 5 References 5 1 Notes 5 2 Bibliography 6 External linksVariants editRumpler C IV Pfalz C I Production by Pfalz with ailerons on all four wings 300 built Rumpler C IV Pfal The Pfalz C I re designated Slingsby T 58 Rumpler C IV replica Slingsby Sailplanes built two Slingsby T 58 Rumpler C IV replicas While these were visually similar to the original aircraft they were structurally completely different having a steel tube fuselage structure and wooden wings and being powered by a de Havilland Gipsy Major engine Rumpler 6B 2 floatplane fighterOperators edit nbsp Belgium SNETA post war nbsp German Empire Luftstreitkrafte Kaiserliche Marine nbsp Switzerland Swiss Air Force nbsp Turkey Ottoman Air Force nbsp Kingdom of Yugoslavia Yugoslav Royal Air Force Postwar Specifications C IV edit nbsp Rumpler CIV shot down near Chalons sur Marne by French ace Hector Garaud nbsp Surviving Rumpler C IV as seen in Deutsches Museum nbsp Rumpler C IV inside visible Data from German Aircraft Of The First World War 3 General characteristicsCrew 2 pilot and observer Length 8 41 m 27 ft 7 in Wingspan 12 66 m 41 ft 6 in Height 3 25 m 10 ft 8 in Wing area 33 5 m2 361 sq ft Empty weight 1 080 kg 2 381 lb Gross weight 1 530 kg 3 373 lb Powerplant 1 Mercedes D IVa 6 cylinder water cooled in line piston engine 190 kW 260 hp Propellers 2 bladed fixed pitch propeller Performance Maximum speed 171 km h 106 mph 92 kn at 500 m 1 600 ft Endurance 3 4 hr Service ceiling 6 400 m 21 000 ft 4 Armament Guns 1 fixed forward firing 7 92 mm 312 in LMG 08 15 with an interruptor gear and 1 7 92 mm 312 in Parabellum MG14 machine gun on a ring mounting Bombs 100 kg 220 lb of bombsSee also editAircraft of comparable role configuration and era Albatros C X LVG C VI Salmson 2References editNotes edit Herris Jack Pfalz Aircraft of World War I Great War Aircraft in Profile Volume 4 2001 ISBN 1891268155 P 9 Taylor 1969 pp 225 226 Gray and Thetford 1962 p 201 Munson 1967 p 99 Bibliography edit Gray Peter and Thetford Owen German Aircraft of the First World War London Putnam 1962 Herris Jack 2012 Pfalz Aircraft of WWI A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes Great War Aviation Centennial Series Vol 5 Charleston SC Aeronaut Books ISBN 978 1 935881 12 4 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 Munson Kenneth Aircraft of World War I London Ian Allan 1967 ISBN 0 7110 0356 4 Munson Kenneth Bombers Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft 1914 1919 ISBN 0 7537 0918 X Munson Kenneth Fighters Attack and Training Aircraft 1914 1919 ISBN 0 7537 0916 3 Neulen Hans Werner amp Cony Christophe September 2000 Les aigles du Kaiser en Terre Sainte The Kaiser s Eagles in the Holy Land Avions Toute l Aeronautique et son histoire in French 90 38 46 ISSN 1243 8650 Taylor John W R Jane s All The World s Aircraft 1969 70 London Sampson Low Marston amp Company 1969 ISBN 0 354 00051 9 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rumpler C IV A page about Max Psaar an ethnic Sorbian Rumpler C IV pilot of Luftstreitkrafte in German Page on Rumpler C IV on website Deutsches museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rumpler C IV amp oldid 1194544648, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
