The Lloyd C.II and its derivatives, the C.III and C.IV were reconnaissance aircraft produced in Austria-Hungary during the First World War.
[Taylor 1989, 581] They were based on the Lloyd company's pre-war
C.I design, and like it, were conventional biplanes with swept-back wings.
Design and development
After the outbreak of World War I, the original aircraft was refined somewhat by Lloyd designers Wizina and von Melczer,
[Gunston 2003, 184] featuring a reduced wingspan and wing area but increased weight.
[Grosz 2002] An 8 mm
Schwarzlose machine gun
The Maschinengewehr (Schwarzlose) M. 7, also known as the Schwarzlose MG, is a medium machine-gun, used as a standard issue firearm in the Austro-Hungarian Army throughout World War I. It was utilized by the Dutch, Greek and Hungarian armies duri ...
was added on a semi-circular mount for an observer.
[Murphy 2005, 108]
Beginning in 1915, one hundred examples of this type were built – fifty by Lloyd at their plant in
Aszód
Aszód is a town in Pest county, Hungary.
History
During World War II, Aszód was captured on 7 December 1944 by Soviet troops of the 2nd Ukrainian Front in the course of the Budapest Offensive.
Notable residents
* Sándor Petőfi, Hungaria ...
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Apart from their service with the
Austro-Hungarian flying service, ten C.IIs saw service with Poland. These were captured in
Malopolska
Lesser Poland, often known by its Polish name Małopolska ( la, Polonia Minor), is a historical region situated in southern and south-eastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Kraków. Throughout centuries, Lesser Poland developed a s ...
in November 1918 and were used as trainers until being withdrawn from service in 1920.
The C.III was almost identical except for the use of a 120 kW (160 hp)
Austro-Daimler
Austro-Daimler was an Austro-Hungarian automaker company, from 1899 until 1934. It was a subsidiary of the German ''Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft'' (DMG) until 1909.
Early history
In 1890, Eduard Bierenz was appointed as Austrian retailer. The com ...
engine, which increased the top speed to 133 km/h (83 mph).
Production again was by both Lloyd and WKF, with total production amounting to 50-60 machines.
The C.IV also used the Austro-Daimler engine, and small batches were produced by both Lloyd and WKF.
Variants
* C.II with Heiro engine and 14.00 m wingspan (100 built)
* C.III with Austro-Daimler engine and 14.00 m wingspan (8 or 16 built by Lloyd, 43 by WKF)
* C.IV with Austro-Daimler engine produced by Lloyd with 14.52 m (47 ft 8 in) wingspan (47 built, plus one converted)
Operators
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KuKLFT
The Austro-Hungarian Aviation Troops or Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops (german: Kaiserliche und Königliche Luftfahrtruppen or , hu, Császári és Királyi Légjárócsapatok) were the air force of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the e ...
Specifications (C.II)
Notes
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Lloyd aircraft
1910s Austro-Hungarian military reconnaissance aircraft
Biplanes
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Aircraft first flown in 1915