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photo-reconnaissance aircraft included vibration, causing blurred images, cramped rear cockpit and inability to carry larger cameras than 30 cm (11.8 in) focal length. Even more criticism was levelled on the stability and the cumbersome control wheel for roll control, making the C.I light on the controls and prone to oscillate at the slightest upset.
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A relatively conventional aircraft of its day, the C.I followed contemporary practice of a single tractor engine with two cockpits, front for pilot and rear for observer/gunner. Construction was primarily of wood with fabric covered wings and tail but plywood covered fuselage.
107:, was an Austro-Hungarian 2-seat reconnaissance aircraft produced from 1917.(Note: the (Ö) is not part of the designation, but used to disambiguate from the German-built Aviatik aircraft with the same designation.)
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284:Specifications (C.I series 37)
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180:Variants
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