Aviatik D.VII | |
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A left-front oblique view of the Aviatik D.VII | |
Role | Experimental single-seat biplane fighter |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Aviatik |
First flight | 1918 |
Number built | 1 |
Developed from | Aviatik D.VI |
The Aviatik D.VII was a prototype German single-seat biplane fighter aircraft built by Aviatik in the last year of the First World War. It could not participate in the Third Fighter Competition of October 1918 because it used the wrong engine and it saw no military service, although 50 aircraft were found in storage after the war. The only real major change from the earlier Aviatik D.VI was a completely new tail structure.
Data from The Complete Book of Fighters: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Every Fighter Built and Flown [1]
General characteristics
Performance
Armament
2 × fixed, synchronised 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 "Spandau" machine guns
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