Albatros C.XV

C.XV

A civil Albatros C.XV at Berlin-Johannisthal, 1919
Role	Reconnaissance aircraft
Manufacturer	Albatros Flugzeugwerke
Primary user	Germany

The Albatros C.XV was a German military reconnaissance aircraft developed during World War I. It was essentially a refinement of the C.XII, which had been put into production in 1918. The war ended before any examples became operational. However, some found their way into civilian hands and flew as transport aircraft in peacetime under the factory designation L 47. Others saw service with the air forces of Russia, Turkey, and Latvia.

Operators

German Empire

Luftstreitkräfte

Latvia

Latvian Air Force

Poland

Polish Air Force (postwar)

Soviet Union

Soviet Air Force

Turkey

Turkish Air Force

Albania

Royal Albanian Air Corps

Specifications (C.XV)

1/72 scale model of an Albatros C.XV of the Russian Civil War by Buz Pezold

General characteristics

Crew: two, pilot and observer
Length: 8.85 m (29 ft 0 in)
Wingspan: 14.37 m (47 ft 2 in)
Height: 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 42.7 m² (459 ft²)
Empty weight: 1,021 kg (2,250 lb)
Gross weight: 1,639 kg (3,613 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.IVa, 190 kW (260 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 175 km/h (110 mph)
Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,400 ft)

Armament

1 × forward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) Spandau LMG 08/15 machine gun
1 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) Parabellum MG14 machine gun for observer

References

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Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 53.
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Aircraft designed and built by Albatros Flugzeugwerke

Pre World War I aircraft	Taube Doppeltaube

German military aircraft of World War I	B.I B.II B.III C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIIII N C.IX C.X C.XII C.XIII C.XIV C.XV D.I D.II D.III D.IV D.V D.VI D.VII D.IX D.X D.XI D.XII Dr.I Dr.II G.I G.II G.III J.I J.II W.1 W.2 W.3 W.4 W.5 W.8

Post wartype company designations	H.1 L.3 L.9 L.58 L.59 L.60 L.65 L.66 L.67 L.68 L.69 L.70 L.71 L.72 L.72A L.73 L.74 L.75 L.76 L.77 L.78 L.79 L.81 L.82 L.83 L.84 L.101 L.102 L.103

Idflieg C-, CL-, CS-, and CLS-class aircraft designations

C- and CL-	AEG C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIII AGO C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.VII C.VII Albatros C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIII C.IX C.X C.XI C.XII C.XIII C.XIV C.XV Aviatik C.I C.II C.III C.V C.VI C.VIII C.IX BFW CL.I CL.II CL.III CL.IV DFW C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI Fokker C.I Friedrichshafen C.I Germania C.I C.II C.IV Halberstadt C.I CL.II C.III CL.IV C.V C.VII C.VIII C.IX CLS.X Hannover C.I CL.II CL.III CL.IV CL.V Junkers CL.I LFG/Roland C.I C.II C.III C.V C.VIII LVG C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VIII OAW C.I C.II Otto C.I C.II Pfalz C.I Rumpler C.I C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIII C.IX C.X Sablatnig C.I C.II C.III Schütte-Lanz C.I Zeppelin-Friedrichshafen C.I C.II Zeppelin-Lindau C.I C.II

CLS-	Albatros CLS.I Halberstadt CLS.I CLS.II (see also main sequence above) Junkers CLS.I

CS-	Zeppelin-Lindau CS.I

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