Halberstadt CL.IV

Ground Attack / Fighter Biplane

Photo ©: Karsten Palt

The Halberstadt CL.IV is a single-engine two-seat ground-attack and fighter biplane aircraft produced by the German manufacturer Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke.

The Halberstadt CL.IV is a development of the Halberstadt CL.II. It differs from its predecessor by having a shorter and strengthened fuselage and a greater span horizontal stabilizer. 250 aircraft out of the total production were completed by the subcontractor Luftfahrzeug-Gesellschaft (LFG) in Berlin.

Crew

Propulsion	1 Piston Engine
Engine Model	Daimler Mercedes D.IIIa
Engine Power	127 kW	170 hp

Speed	180 km/h	97 kts 112 mph
Service Ceiling	6.400 m	20.997 ft
Range	500 km	270 NM 311 mi.

Empty Weight	728 kg	1.605 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight	1.068 kg	2.355 lbs

Wing Span	10,74 m	35 ft 3 in
Wing Area	29,0 m²	312 ft²
Length	6,54 m	21 ft 5 in
Height	2,67 m	8 ft 9 in

First Flight	1918
Production Status	out of production
Production Range	1918
Total Production	> 700
Developed from	Halberstadt CL.II

Data for (Version)

Halberstadt CL.IV

[Photo-ID: 5787] © Karsten Palt 2012-05-19
	Halberstadt CL.IV Reg.: D-IBAO
Deutsches Technikmuseum [Berlin]

[Photo-ID: 10281] © Karsten Palt 2014-05-28
	Halberstadt / L.F.G. (Roland) CL.IV Luftstreitkraefte des Deutschen Kaiserreichs Reg.: 8103
NASM Udvar Hazy Center [Chantilly, VA]

[Photo-ID: 10282] © Karsten Palt 2014-05-28
	Halberstadt / L.F.G. (Roland) CL.IV Luftstreitkraefte des Deutschen Kaiserreichs Reg.: 8103
NASM Udvar Hazy Center [Chantilly, VA]

[Photo-ID: 5430] © Karsten Palt 2012-01-11
	Halberstadt CL.IV Luftstreitkräfte des Deutschen Kaiserreichs Reg.: 4205
National Museum of the United States Air Force [Dayton, Ohio / USA (Wright-Patterson AFB)]

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