Aviatik C.VIII
{{short description|WWI German observation aircraft}}
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The Aviatik C.VIII was a prototype German observation aircraft built by Aviatik in World War I.
Design
The C.VIII was a development of the C.VII with the former's BMW IV engine replaced by the simpler Benz Bz.IV. It was an aerodynamically clean biplane with a minimum amount of biplane box struts and a cut-out in the upper wing to improve visibility from the cockpit. Like the Halberstadt CL.II, the Aviatik C.VIII had a plywood-covered fuselage tapering down to a narrow tail.Treadwell, Terry, 2010. German and Austro-Hungarian Aircraft Manufacturers 1908-1918. Stroud: Amberley Publishing.
The Aviatik C.VIII was judged obsolete in 1917 given the deployment of an observer in front of the pilot.
Specifications
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|ref=,{{cite book |last=Gray |first=Peter |last2=Thetford |first2=Owen |title=German Aircraft of the First World War |year=1970 |publisher=Putnam |location=London |isbn=0-370-00103-6 |edition=2nd |page=282}} Aviatik aircraft of WWI : a centennial perspective on great war airplanes{{cite book |last1=Herris |first1=Jack (Author) |last2=Pearson |first2=Bob (Illustrator) |last3=Weaver |first3=Aaron (Cover Design) |title=Aviatik aircraft of WWI : a centennial perspective on great war airplanes |date=14 March 2014 |publisher=Aeronaut Books |isbn=978-1935881223}}
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|empty weight kg=780
|gross weight kg=1180
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|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Benz Bz.IV
|eng1 type=6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine
|eng1 hp=200
|prop blade number=2
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|ceiling m=5100
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|guns=One flexible {{cvt|7.92|in|3}} Parabellum MG 14 machine gun in the rear cockpit
|bombs={{cvt|60|kg}} of bombs
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References
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Further reading
- {{cite book |title=Jane's Encyclopaedia of Aviation |last=Taylor |first=Michael J.H. |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |isbn=978-0-517-69186-1}}
External links
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- {{cite web |title=Aviatik C.VIII |url=http://www.airwar.ru/enc/other1/aviatikc8.html |website=www.airwar.ru |accessdate=18 May 2019 |language=Russian}}
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{{World War I Aircraft of the Central Powers}}
{{Idflieg C-class designations}}
Category:1910s German military reconnaissance aircraft