there were no planes at all used in the civil war :)
yes, fighter biplanes.
Biplanes have more lift at lower speeds.
All participants, on all sides, used biplanes.
Yes, a common one was known as the Red Barron
There are hundreds of different biplanes with many different engines. IN WW1 the 'rotary' engine was popular. After the war radial engines and inline and Vee engines began to gain popularity. There were many engine manufacturers.
New biplanes are made of aluminium, steel, carbon composites and plastics.
no, there were not jet planes in WW1. However, there were propeller powered biplanes that were used to a great extent in reconnociance.
not that many because the airforce consisted of light biplanes and an occaisional led zepplin
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It would depend on which civil war you are referring to.
American Civil War: 1861-1865Mexican Civil War: 1858-1861Irish Civil War: 1922-1923Russian Civil War: 1917-1921Chinese Civil War: 1928-1937, 1945-1949Austrian Civil War: February 12 - February 16, 1934Spanish Civil War: 1936-1939
*The civil war *The War between the States