HalberstÃ¤dter Flugzeugwerke

The Halberstadt Flugzeugwerke G.m.b.H. were an aircraft manufacturer in Halberstadt, the word "limited German Bristol -Werke Aircraft Corporation " emerged from the established there on April 9, 1912 with a registered capital of 200,000 Mk. Their managing the two were merchants Hermann Behrens and Curt Stockhausen from Oschersleben. The company focused on the "production and sale of aircraft, the system according to the Bristol (Note: British and Colonial Aeroplane Company ) will be built." The German -British joint venture initially produced as replicas of the double-decker Bristol Boxkite ( " box kite ") and the Bristol Prier Monoplane ( monoplane ), but after that their own developments.

In September 1913, the name was changed in Halberstadt Flugzeugwerke GmbH. Hans Burkhard, who moved to Gotha Coach Factory later, was responsible next chief designer Karl Theiss for the design of the machines. During the First World War Halberstadt built 1717 C- and CL- 85 D aircraft as well as aircraft.

After the war ended in November 1918 had to be all set by the terms of the Versailles Treaty of aircraft construction in the German Reich of the Weimar Republic. To consolidate the affected plants then on January 1, 1919, the Berlin Industrie AG was, Unter den Linden founded with its headquarters in Berlin NW 7 47. Following a name change in Berlin- Halberstadt industry Werke AG, the aircraft plant was on April 1, 1919, a branch of the company. The plant in Halberstadt now built agricultural machinery and repaired Reichsbahn wagons. Beginning of 1926 had to be opened over the assets of the Company, the bankruptcy procedure, which was not completed in 1932. On a part of the former factory site a new Junkers branch plant for the manufacture of wings for the Junkers Ju 88 was built in 1935 in Halberstadt Klusstrasse 30-38.

Model

Scout

Two-seat unarmed reconnaissance aircraft and trainer aircraft

A.I: trainer aircraft
A.II: trainer aircraft
B.I
B. II
B. III
C.VI

Two-seat reconnaissance aircraft with a water-cooled six-cylinder engines with 200 hp to 220 hp and a top speed of 170 km / h C.I first flight in May 1916, C. III the end of 1916:

C.I
C. III
C.V
C.VII
C.VIII
C.IX

Ground attack aircraft

Two-seat ground attack aircraft with water-cooled six-cylinder engines with 160 hp to 185 hp, 100 hp CL.IV, and a top speed of 165 km / h First flight CL.II to February 1917, as CL.IV early 1918:

CL.II
CL.IV
CLS.I

Fighters

DI to DV: single-seat fighter biplane with water-cooled six-cylinder engines with 100 hp to 150 hp and a top speed of 145 km / h DI first flight in February 1916, D.II late 1916 and early 1917 DV:

D.I
D.II
D.III
D.IV
D.V

Large aircraft

Swell

Kroschel, Günter; Supporters, Helmut: The German Military Aircraft 1910-18, Wilhelmshaven 1977