Halberstadt C.VII

Short description: WWI German reconnaissance biplane

C.VII

Role  | Reconnaissance
Manufacturer  | Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke
First flight  | 1918
Developed from | Halberstadt C.V
Variants  | Halberstadt C.IX

The Halberstadt C.VII was a German single-engined reconnaissance biplane of World War I, built by Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke. It was derived from the Halberstadt C.V, with a more powerful supercharged 183 kW (245 hp) Maybach Mb.IV engine.

## Contents

* 1 Specifications
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

* Crew: 2
* Length: 6.92 m (22 ft 8 in)
* Wingspan: 13.62 m (44 ft 8 in)
* Height: 3.36 m (11 ft 0 in)
* Wing area: 43 m2 (460 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 930 kg (2,050 lb)
* Gross weight: 1,635 kg (3,605 lb)
* Powerplant: 1 × Maybach Mb.IV 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 183 kW (245 hp)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
* Endurance: 3½ hours
* Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
* Rate of climb: 10.42 m/s (2,051 ft/min)
* Time to altitude:

* 2,000 m (6,562 ft) in 3 minutes 12 seconds
* 5,000 m (16,404 ft) in 23 minutes

Armament

* Guns:

* 1x 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 Spandau machine gun mounted in the forward fuselage port side
* 1x 7.92 mm (0.312 in) Parabellum machine gun on a flexible mounting in the rear cockpit
* up to 50 kg of bombs

## See also

Related lists

* List of military aircraft of Germany

## References

1. ↑ Treadwell, Terry, 2010. German and Austro-Hungarian Aircraft Manufacturers 1908-1918. Stroud: Amberley Publishing.

## External links

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