Rumpler C.VI

C.VI
Role	High-altitude reconnaissance aircraft
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Rumpler

The Rumpler C.VI was a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft used by the Germans during the First World War. The aircraft was designed, along with the C.VII, based on the previous success of high-altitude Zeppelins, from which the engine was also taken: the Maybach Mb.IVa high-altitude high-compression engine. In order to operate in the thinner atmosphere, the aircraft also had a special carburetor and a radiator; however, the radiator was half-sized in order to reduce weight.^[1]

References

↑ Lawson, Eric; Lawson, Jane (1996). (subscription required)%5b%5bCategory:Pages containing links to subscription-only content%5d%5d The First Air Campaign, August 1914-November 1918 Check |url= value (help). Conshohocken, Pennsylvania: Combined Books. p. 135.

Aircraft designed and built by Rumpler

Military designations

Unarmed two-seaters	B.I

Armed two-seaters	C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIII C.IX C.X

Armed single-seaters	D.I

Large aircraft	G.I G.II G.III

Company designations

1914	4A 4A13 4A14 4A15 4B1 4B2 4B11 4B12 4C 4E

1915	5A2 5A3 5A4 5A15 5A16

1916	6A2 6A5 6A6 6A7 6B1 6B2 6G2

1917	7C1 7D1-7D8

1918	8C14 8D1

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