AEG C.VII

C.VII

Role	Reconnaissance aircraft
National origin	German Empire
Manufacturer	Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft^[1]
First flight	December 1916^[1]
Number built	2^[1]

AEG C.VII

The AEG C.VII was a prototype two-seat biplane reconnaissance aircraft of World War I. It was developed from the C.IV but did not enter production. The C.VII was tested with two different wing arrangements, one with slightly tapered single bay wings and another with sharply swept upper wing.^[1]

Specifications (AEG C.VII)[]

Data from German Aircraft of the First World War^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 11.1 m (36 ft 5 in)
Empty weight: 758 kg (1,671 lb)
Gross weight: 1,118 kg (2,465 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.III 6-cyl water-cooled in-line piston engine, 119 kW (160 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
Rate of climb: 4.17 m/s (821 ft/min)
Time to altitude: 1,000m (3,282ft) in 4min

Armament

Guns: * 1 × forward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine gun
1 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) Parabellum MG14 machine gun in ring mount for observer

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-00103-6.

Further reading[]

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Kroschel, Günter; Stützer, Helmut: Die deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910-18, Wilhelmshaven 1977
Munson, Kenneth: Bomber 1914–19, Zürich 1968, Nr. 20
Nowarra, Heinz: Die Entwicklung der Flugzeuge 1914-18, München 1959
Sharpe, Michael: Doppeldecker, Dreifachdecker & Wasserflugzeuge, Gondrom, Bindlach 2001, ISBN 3-8112-1872-7

v t Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) aircraft
Company designations:	Z.6 Z.9
Idflieg designations:	B.I B.II B.III C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIII D.I D.II D.III DJ.I Dr.I/F.1 G.I G.II G.III G.IV G.V J.I J.II N.I R.I
Other:	AEG helicopter PE Wagner Eule

Idflieg C-, CL-, and CLS-class aircraft designations

C-

AEG	C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIII
AGO	C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.VII C.VIII
Albatros	C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.IX C.X C.XII C.XIII C.XIV C.XV
Aviatik	C.I C.II C.III C.V C.VI C.VIII C.IX
Caspar
DFW	C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI
Fokker	C.I
Friedrichshafen	C.I
Germania	C.I C.II C.IV
Halberstadt	C.I C.III C.V C.VII C.VIII C.IX
Hannover	C.I
LFG Roland	C.I C.II C.V C.VIII
LVG	C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VIII
OAW	C.I C.II
Otto	C.I
Pfalz	C.I
Rumpler	C.I C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIII C.IX C.X
Sablatnig	C.I C.II C.III
Schütte-Lanz	C.I

Zeppelin-Lindau	C.I C.II

CL-

BFW	CL.I CL.II CL.III CL.IV
Daimler	CL.I
Halberstadt	CL.II CL.IV
Hannover	CL.II CL.III CL.IV CL.V
Junkers	CL.I

CLS-

Albatros
Halberstadt	CLS.I
Junkers	CLS.I

v t World War I aircraft of the Central Powers
Fighters	AEG D.I AEG Dr.I Albatros D.I Albatros D.II Albatros D.III Albatros D.V Aviatik D.I Aviatik C.VI Daimler L.6 Euler D.I Euler D.II Fokker D.I Fokker D.II Fokker D.III Fokker D.IV Fokker D.V Fokker D.VI Fokker D.VII Fokker D.VIII Fokker Dr.I Fokker E.I Fokker E.II Fokker E.III Fokker E.IV Fokker E.V Halberstadt D.II Hannover CL.II Hannover CL.III Hannover CL.IV Hannover CL.V Hansa-Brandenburg W.12 Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 Junkers D.I Kondor D.6 Kondor E.III Naglo D.II Pfalz D.III Pfalz D.XII Pfalz Dr.I Pfalz E.I Pfalz E.II Phönix D.I LFG Roland D.II LFG Roland D.VI Siemens-Schuckert D.I Siemens-Schuckert D.II Siemens-Schuckert D.III Siemens-Schuckert D.IV Zeppelin-Lindau D.I
Bombers and ground attack	AEG DJ.I AEG G.I AEG G.II AEG G.III AEG G.IV AEG G.V AEG J.I AEG J.II AEG R.I Friedrichshafen G.II Friedrichshafen G.III Gotha G.I Gotha G.II Gotha G.III Gotha G.IV Gotha G.V Gotha GL.VII Gotha G.IX Hannover CL.II Junkers CL.I Junkers J.I Rumpler G.I Rumpler G.II Rumpler G.III Siemens-Schuckert L.I Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.II Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.III Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.IV Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI
Reconnaissance	AEG B.I AEG B.II AEG B.III AEG C.I AEG C.II AEG C.III AEG C.IV AEG C.V AEG C.VI AEG C.VII AEG C.VIII AGO C.I AGO C.II AGO C.III AGO C.IV AGO C.VII AGO C.VIII Albatros B.I Albatros B.II Albatros C.I Albatros C.III Albatros C.V Albatros C.VII Albatros C.IX Albatros C.X Albatros C.XII Aviatik B.I Aviatik B.II Aviatik C.I Aviatik C.VI DFW C.V LFG Roland C.II LVG B.I LVG C.II Rumpler C.I Rumpler C.IV Rumpler Taube
Trainers	Euler D.I
Prototypes	Albatros C.II Fokker V.1 Fokker V.2 Junkers J 1 Junkers J 2 Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.I

AEG C.VII

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Specifications (AEG C.VII)[]

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