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Страна: Германия

Год: 1918

O.Thetford, P.Gray German Aircraft of the First World War (Putnam)

Rumpler C X (8C 14)
   This progressive two-seater of 1918 featured the usual Rumpler wing profile, but with single bay "X" struts, which obviated the necessity for incidence bracing. Only a single aircraft was built, and when this was extensively damaged in a collision on the ground the type was not proceeded with. Engine, 240 h.p. Maybach Mb IV. Span, 10.5 m. (34 ft. 5 1/2 in.). Length, 6.9 m. (22 ft. 7 3/4 in.). Height, 3.12 m. (10 ft. 3 1/4 in.). Area, 29 sq.m. (313 sq.ft.). Weights: Empty, 950 kg. (2,090 lb.). Loaded, 1,385 kg. (3,047 lb.). Speed, 195 km.hr. (121.875 m.p.h.). Climb, 6,000 m. (19,680 ft.) in 27 min. Duration, 3 1/2 hr. Armament, one Spandau and one Parabellum machine-guns.

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  • O.Thetford, P.Gray German Aircraft of the First World War (Putnam)
  • J.Herris Rumpler Aircraft of WWI (A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes 11)
  • J.Herris - Rumpler Aircraft of WWI /Centennial Perspective/ (11)

    Rumpler C.X (8C14) (1918)
    The handsome Rumpler C.X was developed from the earlier Rumpler designs. Its more compact, single-bay design gave better speed, climb rate, and ceiling than earlier Rumplers but it entered production too late to see service.
    At war's end the Rumpler C.X prototype was scheduled for production to replace reconnaissance planes using the basic C.IV airframe; it was powered by the 260 hp Maybach Mb IVa.

  • O.Thetford, P.Gray - German Aircraft of the First World War /Putnam/

    The Latest Rumpler C.X Type Two-seat Biplane. (240 h.p. Mercedes Mb IV.) Note the crossed interplane struts - a fashion now becoming prevalent in Germany. Prototype of 1918 only.

  • J.Herris - Weird Wings of WWI /Centennial Perspective/ (70)

    The simplified struts and wire bracing of the Rumpler C.X compared to the earlier, two-bay Rumpler reconnaissance planes using the C.IV airframe gave reduced drag and higher performance. The shorter, more streamlined fuselage contributed to the lower drag and higher performance.

  • J.Herris - Rumpler Aircraft of WWI /Centennial Perspective/ (11)

    The Rumpler 8C12 prototype eventually led to the 8C14 design that was given the military designation Rumpler C.X. Whereas the production C.X clearly used a new airframe, the 8C12 prototype appears to have used an airframe from a standard Rumpler C.IV as illustrated by the flat-sided fuselage and C.IV tail surfaces. However, the wings were modified with U-struts for interplane bracing similar to those on the Rumpler 7D7 fighter prototype.