Roland C.VIII

C.VIII
Role	Reconnaissance Aircraft
Manufacturer	Luft-Fahrzeug-Gesellschaft G.m.b.H. (LFG Roland)
First flight	1917
Number built	1

The LFG Roland C.VIII was a German reconnaissance aircraft of World War I. It was manufactured by Luft-Fahrzeug-Gesellschaft G.m.b.H.

The C.VIII was basically a C.III with a modified fuselage and a Mercedes D.IVa engine. Although the aircraft passed flight tests, the onset of Albatros C.X aircraft, license built by LFG Roland, meant that the C.VIII did not enter production.

Specifications

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 7.72 m (25 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 10.32 m (33 ft 10 in)
Height: 2.92 m (9 ft 7 in)
Wing area: 26.4 m² (284 sq ft)
Empty weight: 786 kg (1,733 lb)
Gross weight: 1,344 kg (2,963 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.IVa 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 190 kW (260 hp) ;alternatively 1 x Maybach Mb.IV 245 hp (183 kW)
Propellers: 2-bladed wooden fixed pitchpropeller

Performance

Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
Cruise speed: 160 km/h (99 mph, 86 kn)
Endurance: 4 hours
Service ceiling: 5,200 m (17,100 ft)

Armament

Guns: 1 x 7.92 mm (0.312 in) Parabellum MG14 machine gun on a ring mounting in rear turret, 1 x forward-firing synchronized 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 Spandau machine gun

References

↑ "LFG Roland C.VIII". www.airwar.ru (in Russian). Moscow. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

Luft-Fahrzeug-Gesellschaft (LFG-Roland) aircraft
Pre-WW1 and WW1	Pfeil/Arrow C.I C.II C.III C.V C.VIII D.I D.II D.III D.IV D.V D.VI D.VII D.VIII D.IX D.XIII D.XIV D.XV D.XVI D.XVII Dr.I E.I G.I W (1) W (2) WD
Post WWI	V 1 V 2 V 3 Susanna V 8 Bärbel V 13 V 18 Sassnitz V 19 V 20 Arkona V 26 V 36 V 39 V 40 V 42 V 44 V 52 V 58 V 59 V 60 V 61 V 101 Jasmund V 130 Strela Phönix

World War I aircraft of the Central Powers
Fighters	AEG D.I AEG Dr.I Albatros D.I Albatros D.II Albatros D.III Albatros D.V Aviatik D.I Aviatik C.VI Daimler L.6 Euler D.I Euler D.II Fokker D.I Fokker D.II Fokker D.III Fokker D.IV Fokker D.V Fokker D.VI Fokker D.VII Fokker D.VIII Fokker Dr.I Fokker E.I Fokker E.II Fokker E.III Fokker E.IV Fokker E.V Halberstadt D.II Hannover CL.II Hannover CL.III Hannover CL.IV Hannover CL.V Hansa-Brandenburg W.12 Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 Junkers D.I Kondor D.6 Kondor E.III Naglo D.II Pfalz D.III Pfalz D.XII Pfalz Dr.I Pfalz E.I Pfalz E.II Phönix D.I LFG Roland D.II LFG Roland D.VI Siemens-Schuckert D.I Siemens-Schuckert D.II Siemens-Schuckert D.III Siemens-Schuckert D.IV Zeppelin-Lindau D.I
Bombers and ground attack	AEG DJ.I AEG G.I AEG G.II AEG G.III AEG G.IV AEG G.V AEG J.I AEG J.II AEG R.I Friedrichshafen G.II Friedrichshafen G.III Gotha G.I Gotha G.II Gotha G.III Gotha G.IV Gotha G.V Gotha GL.VII Gotha G.IX Hannover CL.II Junkers CL.I Junkers J.I Rumpler G.I Rumpler G.II Rumpler G.III Siemens-Schuckert L.I Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.II Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.III Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.IV Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI
Reconnaissance	AEG B.I AEG B.II AEG B.III AEG C.I AEG C.II AEG C.III AEG C.IV AEG C.V AEG C.VI AEG C.VII AEG C.VIII AGO C.I AGO C.II AGO C.III AGO C.IV AGO C.VII AGO C.VIII Albatros B.I Albatros B.II Albatros C.I Albatros C.III Albatros C.V Albatros C.VII Albatros C.IX Albatros C.X Albatros C.XII Aviatik B.I Aviatik B.II Aviatik C.I Aviatik C.VI DFW C.V LFG Roland C.II LVG B.I LVG C.II Rumpler C.I Rumpler C.IV Rumpler Taube
Trainers	Euler D.I
Prototypes	Albatros C.II Fokker V.1 Fokker V.2 Junkers J 1 Junkers J 2 Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.I

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