Halberstadt C.VII

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.

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

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

v t e Halberstadt aircraft
A types	A.II
B types	B.I B.II B.III
C & CLS types	C.I CL.II C.III CL.IV C.V C.VII C.VIII C.IX CLS.I CLS.X
D types	D.I D.II D.III D.IV D.V
G types	G.I