Aviatik D.VII

The Aviatik D.VII was a German prototype single-seater fighter aircraft of the First World War, designed by Aviatik. Built to participate in the Third D-Type Contest of October 1918,[1] it saw no military service. The only real major change from the D.VI was a completely new horizontal and vertical tail design.

Aviatik D.VII
Role Experimental single-seat biplane fighter
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Aviatik
First flight October 1918
Number built 1
Developed from Aviatik D.VI

Specifications

Data from Boucher[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)
  • Wingspan: 9.66 m (31 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 2.50 m (8 ft 2 in)
  • Empty weight: 745 kg (1,642 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 945 kg (2,083 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IIIbm geared V-8 liquid-cooled piston engine , 149 kW (200 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 192 km/h (119 mph, 104 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
  • Rate of climb: 4.1 m/s (800 ft/min)

Armament

  • 2 × forward-firing synchronised 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 "Spandau" machine guns

References
  1. Boucher. "Aviatik - German Aircraft of World War One: Aviatik D.VII". World War One Aviation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

Bibliography
  • Gray, Peter & Thetford, Owen (1987) [1970]. German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
  • Green, William & Swanborough, Gordon (2001) [1994]. The Complete Book of Fighters: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Every Fighter Built and Flown (Revised and Updated ed.). London: Salamander Books. ISBN 1-84065-269-1.
  • Herris, Jack (2023). Aviatik Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 10 (2nd ed.). n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-953201-59-1.
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