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History

The British-German joint venture initially produced planes according to the system by the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, Ltd such as

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s and

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s, but soon expanded into their own developments. In September 1913 the company was renamed ''Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke GmbH''. The chief designers were Hans Burkhardt, who later transferred to

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, and the technical director and chief engineer was Karl Theiss. The company built more than 1,700

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(C type) and 85

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s (D type), which served in the ''

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'' (German Air Force) during

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. When German aircraft production was prohibited according to the 1919

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, the company, renamed ''Berlin-Halberstädter Industriewerke AG'' resorted to the production of agricultural machines and the repair of ''

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'' railroad cars. Insolvency proceedings were opened in 1926; the Halberstadt factory premises were used by

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from 1935.

Aircraft

Besides license-built two-seat observation/flight school aircraft ( Halberstadt A.II), Halberstadt produced scout-planes, ground attack aircraft, and fighters:

Halberstadt B types

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s were equipped with

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rotary engines, later (B.II and B.III) with Mercedes six-cylinder straight engines. * Halberstadt B.I * Halberstadt B.II * Halberstadt B.III

Halberstadt C types

Reconnaissance aircraft

Two-seater reconnaissance aircraft with water-cooled six-cylinder engines with 200 hp to 220 hp and a top speed of up to . First flight C.I in May 1916, C.III end of 1916: * Halberstadt C.I * Halberstadt C.III *

Halberstadt C.V The Halberstadt C.V was a German single-engined reconnaissance biplane of World War I, built by Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke. Derived from the Halberstadt C.III, with a more powerful supercharged 160 kW (220 hp) Benz Bz.IVü engine, ...

* Halberstadt C.VII * Halberstadt C.VIII * Halberstadt C.IX

Ground attack aircraft

Two-seater ground attack aircraft with water-cooled six-cylinder engines with 160 HP to 185 HP, CL.IV 100 HP, and a top speed of up to . First flight CL.II around February 1917, CL.IV early 1918: *

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Halberstadt CL.IV The Halberstadt CL.IV was a German ground attack aircraft of World War I. Design and development Karl Thies, chief designer of the Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke, G.m.b.H., designed the CL.IV as a replacement for the CL.II. As the CL.II had proven ...

* Halberstadt CLS.I

Halberstadt D types

Fighter planes D.I to D.V: single-seat biplane fighters with water-cooled six-cylinder engines with 100 hp to 150 hp and a top speed of up to . First flight D.I in February 1916, D.II end of 1916, and D.V beginning of 1917: * Halberstadt D.I *

Halberstadt D.II The Halberstadt D.II was a biplane fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by German aircraft company Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke. It was adopted by the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' (Imperial German Army Air Service) and served through the period ...

* Halberstadt D.III * Halberstadt D.IV * Halberstadt D.V

Large aircraft

A prototype

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* Halberstadt G.I

Other

References

* Kroschel, Günter; Stützer, Helmut: The German military aircraft 1910–18, Wilhelmshaven 1977 {{DEFAULTSORT:Halberstadter Flugzeugwerke Defunct aircraft manufacturers of Germany