LVG C.V explained
The LVG C.V was a reconnaissance aircraft produced in large numbers in Germany during World War I.[1]
Design and development
The C.V was a conventional two-bay biplane design of its day, with unstaggered wings of equal span and tandem, open cockpits for the pilot and observer.[2] The ailerons, fitted only to the upper wing, featured aerodynamic balances that extended past the wingtips. The fuselage was a semi-monocoque construction skinned in wood.[3]
Following the war, some C.Vs were used as civil transports, while some 150 machines captured by Polish forces were put to use by the Polish army.[4] Other post-war users included Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia; together operating about 30 aircraft.
Operators
Germany
Luftstreitkrafte
Latvia
Latvian Air Force - Postwar
Lithuania
Lithuanian Air Force - Postwar
- Polish Air Force - used as a reconnaissance aircraft during Polish–Soviet War, then in postwar service
- Imperial Russian Air Service - Postwar
- Ottoman Air Force
References
- Book: Grosz, Peter M. . Windsock Datafile 71: LVG C.V . 1998 . Albatross Productions . Berkhampstead .
- Book: Herris . Jack . LVG Aircraft of WWI: Volume 3: C.VI–C.XI & Fighters: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes . 2019 . Aeronaut Books . Charleston, South Carolina . 978-1-935881-74-2. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. 36.
- Neulen. Hans-Werner. Cony. Christophe. amp . Les aigles du Kaiser en Terre Sainte . Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire . September 2000 . 90 . 38–46 . The Kaiser's Eagles in the Holy Land . fr . 1243-8650.
- Book: Taylor, Michael J. H. . Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . 1989 . Studio Editions . London .
- Book: World Aircraft Information Files . Bright Star Publishing. London .
Notes and References
- Taylor 1989, 615
- Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919, 334
- Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919, 331
- Grosz 1998, 13
