Albatros C.VII

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name=Albatros C.VII


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type=Reconnaissance aircraft
manufacturer=Albatros Flugzeugwerke
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The Albatros C.VII was a German military reconnaissance aircraft which saw service during World War I. It was a revised and re-engined development of the C.V that had proved disappointing in service.

The C.VII dispensed with the earlier type's unreliable Mercedes D.IV and also with the fixes that had been made to accommodate that powerplant, returning to the original C.V/16 design. Refinements were also made to the control surfaces, the overall effect being an aircraft of excellent handling qualities, and which soon made up the bulk of German reconnaissance aircraft, with some 350 in service at any one time.

Variants

;C.VI:;N.I:Night-bomber variant.

Operators

;flag|German Empire
*"Luftstreitkräfte"

pecifications (C.VII)

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crew=two, pilot and observer
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length m=8.70
length ft=28
length in=6
span m=12.78
span ft=41
span in=11
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height m=3.8
height ft=12
height in=6
wing area sqm=43.4
wing area sqft=467
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empty weight kg=989
empty weight lb=2,180
gross weight kg=1,550
gross weight lb=3,420

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eng1 type=Benz Bz.IV
eng1 kw= 150
eng1 hp= 200
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max speed kmh=170
max speed mph=110
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endurance h= 3 1/3
ceiling m=5,000
ceiling ft=16,500
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climb rate ms=3.2
climb rate ftmin=630
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armament1=1 × forward-firing 7.92 mm Spandau LMG 08/15 machine gun
armament2=1 × 7.92 mm Parabellum MG14 machine gun for observer
armament3=90 kg (200 lb) of bombs
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