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.

Specifications

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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