The Halberstadt C.III was a German single-engined reconnaissance biplane of World War I, built by Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke.
== Design == The Halberstadt C.III was a structurally similar C.I equipped with a Benz Bz.IV engine with a power of 200 hp. The aircraft's armament consisted of one front 7.92-mm machine gun LMG 08/15 Spandau and one turret 7.92-mm machine gun Parabellum mounted in the rear cockpit on a mobile turret. It was developed into the Halberstadt C.V in late 1918.
== Operators == German Empire Luftstreitkrafte
== Specifications == Data from German and Austro-Hungarian Aircraft Manufacturers 1908-1918General characteristics Crew: 2 Length: 7.70 m (25 ft 3 in) Wingspan: 12.20 m (40 ft 0 in) Height: 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in) Empty weight: 850 kg (1,874 lb) Gross weight: 1,310 kg (2,888 lb) Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IV 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 150 kW (200 hp) Performance
Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn) Endurance: 3 hours Service ceiling: 5,100 m (16,700 ft) Rate of climb: 10.4 m/s (2,050 ft/min) Time to altitude: 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 3 minutes 12 seconds 5,000 m (16,000 ft) in 23 minutes Armament
Guns: 1x 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 Spandau machine gun mounted in the forward fuselage port side 1x 7.92 mm (0.312 in) on a flexible mounting in the rear cockpit four 22 lb bombs
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Related lists
List of military aircraft of Germany