Lloyd C.II

History

The Lloyd C. II was a reconnaissance biplane used by the Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War I, in service since 1915. The C.II comes directly from the pre-war Lloyd C.I, the award-winning 1914 two-seat reconnaissance biplane, which in turn draws on Lloyd's production of licensed aircraft for the Deutsche Flugzeug-Werke (DFW) in Germany experience.

At least 100 examples of the C.II were produced and marketed in 1915, while the total production of its derivatives - the C.III and C.IV - was around 50 and 40, respectively.

The C.II is primarily a conventional biplane design and layout, with the powerplant located forward of the flat plywood fuselage (liner), controlled by upper and lower wing assemblies, tapering to a conventional conical tail. The aircraft has space reserved for the pilot and observer/tail gunner and sits in a tandem open-air cockpit, with the pilot in the front and the observer in the back. The wings are slightly swept back and are supported by parallel struts and appropriate cables. The upper and lower wing assemblies are staggered and have unequal wingspans. The crew was not armed until after the start of World War I hostilities and became a trainable 8mm Schwartzloss machine gun mounted on a semicircular mount in the rear cockpit.

Bombs were part of the C.II's force and could deliver offensive strikes in the form of 200-pounder guns.

Lloyd C. II was used by the air forces of Austria-Hungary and Poland. The Polish C.II was eventually captured and used for training. Some C.IIs ended up in service after the war and in 1920.

The C.II is powered by a single 145 hp Hiero inline engine mounted to the front of the fuselage. The power of the engine allows a top speed of 80 mph and a range of 250 miles. A service ceiling of 9,800 feet is possible, with a reported climb rate of 1,100 feet per minute.

The aircraft retains a wingspan of 45 feet 11 inches and an overall length of 29 feet 6 inches.

Lloyd C. II was produced in two large follow-up derivatives of C. III and C. IV. The C.III was essentially an improved (and slightly faster) version of the C.II with a 160 hp Austro-Daimler engine, most of which were built by WKF (43) and Lloyd himself A limited production (at least 8 such systems) was handled.

The C. IV was also equipped with an Austro-Daimler engine and increased wingspan (47 ft 8 in). A total of 48 C. IVs (including conversion models) were delivered.

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