The Rumpler C.X, produced under the company designation Rumpler 8C 14, was a German two-seat observation aircraft. It was developed from the earlier Rumpler 8C 13 prototype by Rumpler in early 1918. The

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had a similar wing design to the

Rumpler C.VII The Rumpler C.VII was a military reconnaissance aircraft built in Germany during World War I.Taylor 1989, p. 771. It was developed from the C.IV and optimised for high-altitude missions that would allow it to operate at heights that would render ...

, powered by a

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engine and was later powered by a Maybach Mb.IVa. The C.X had the highest top speed and service ceiling of all German C-type aircraft and an order was placed for the aircraft in August 1918, but few were built and tested before the war ended.

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{{Idflieg C-class designations C.X Single-engined tractor aircraft Biplanes 1910s German military trainer aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1918