The Zeppelin-Lindau CS.I was a German single-engined reconnaissance seaplane with a low-wing monoplane layout.
Development
In 1918, Claude Dornier, working at the time at the Zeppelin factory in Lindau, proposed a reconnaissance seaplane to replace the
Hansa-Brandenburg W.29
The Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 was a German two-seat fighter floatplane which served in the closing months of World War I with the Imperial German Navy's () Naval Air Service () from bases on the North Sea coast.
Background and description
Hansa ...
. During flight tests, it became clear that the power of the power plant was insufficient and the engine was replaced by an
Benz Bz.IIIbo water-cooled V-8 engine. Nonetheless, test flights were discontinued following the World War I armistice.
Design
The CS.I was a twin float all-metal seaplane with a monocoque fuselage, initially powered by a
Mercedes D.IIIa six-cylinder in-line water-cooled engine. Armament consisted of a fixed forward-firing, synchronised
LMG 08/15 Spandau
The ''Maschinengewehr'' 08, or MG 08, was the German Army's standard machine gun in World War I and is an adaptation of Hiram S. Maxim's original 1884 Maxim gun. It was produced in a number of variants during the war. The MG 08 served during Wo ...
machine gun and a flexibly mounted
Parabellum MG 14
The Parabellum MG 14 was a 7.92 mm caliber World War I machine gun built by Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken. It was a redesign of the Maschinengewehr 08 machine gun (itself an adaptation of the Maxim gun) system intended for use on aircr ...
machine-gun in the rear cockpit.
Specifications
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CS.I
1910s German military reconnaissance aircraft
Low-wing aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1918