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A radio-controlled model of the [[German]] [[World War One]] dart-tailed '''Rumpler C.I [[biplane]]''', built by '''[[Denis Hefford]]'''.

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==The Rumpler C.I==
Designed by '''Edmund Rumpler''', the Rumpler C.I was a two-seater, single-engined reconnaissance plane that could also function as a light bomber. Specifically designed for military duties, it was introduced in 1915 and was in service for most of the First World War.

The C.I (where the "I" is a Roman numeral) was a very successful, traditionally-built robust design and easy to fly, which accounted for its longevity during a period in which frantic technological progress in military aviation technology gave most plane designs extremely short lifetimes – during this period, air forces didn't have to worry too much about justifying the "retirement" of a fleet of aircraft when the other side produced something slightly faster or more manouvrable – the older planes would simply be shot out of the sky. 

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* [http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=1000 Rumpler C.I Reconnaissance Biplane (1915) (militaryfactory.com)]
* [http://www.wwiaviation.com/rumpler.html Rumpler aircraft (WWIAviation.com)]
* [http://www.aviastar.org/air/germany/rumpler_c-1.php Rumpler C.I 1915 (aviastar.org)]
* [http://www.theaerodrome.com/aircraft/germany/rumpler_ci.php The Rumpler CI (theaerodrome.com)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumpler_C.I Rumpler C.I (wikipedia.org)]

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