# Halberstadt C.IX

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{{short description|WWI German reconnaissance biplane}}
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The '''Halberstadt C.IX''' was a German single-engined [reconnaissance](/source/reconnaissance) [biplane](/source/biplane) of [World War I](/source/World_War_I), built by [Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke](/source/Halberst%C3%A4dter_Flugzeugwerke). It was derived from the Halberstadt C.V, with a more powerful supercharged 230&nbsp;hp Hiero engine.

==Specifications==
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|ref=<ref>Treadwell, Terry, 2010. German and Austro-Hungarian Aircraft Manufacturers 1908-1918. Stroud: Amberley Publishing.</ref>
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|crew=2
|length m=6.92
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|height m=3.36
|wing area sqm=43
|empty weight kg=950
|gross weight kg=1,380
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|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Hiero
|eng1 type=in-line piston engine
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|max speed kmh=170
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|climb rate ms=10.42
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* 1x {{convert|7.92|mm|in|abbr=on|3}} [LMG 08/15](/source/MG_08) ''Spandau'' [machine gun](/source/machine_gun) mounted in the forward fuselage port side
* 1x {{convert|7.92|mm|in|abbr=on|3}} [Parabellum machine gun](/source/Parabellum_machine_gun) on a flexible mounting in the rear cockpit
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==See also==
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* [List of military aircraft of Germany](/source/List_of_military_aircraft_of_Germany)
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==References==
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==Further reading==
{{Commons category}}
*{{cite book |last1=Grosz |first1=Peter M. |last2=Haddow|first2=George|last3=Scheiner|first3=Peter|title=Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One |orig-year=1993|year=2002 |publisher=Flying Machine Press |location=Boulder |isbn=1-891268-05-8 |page=458}}

{{Halberstadt aircraft}}
{{Idflieg C-class designations}}

C.IX
Category:1910s German military reconnaissance aircraft
Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft
Category:Biplanes
Category:Aircraft first flown in 1918

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