Aviatik C.VIII

WWI German observation aircraft

C.VIII

An oblique view of the Aviatik C.VIII
Role	Reconnaissance aircraft Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Aviatik
First flight	1917
Number built	1

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.^[1]

The Aviatik C.VIII was judged obsolete in 1917 given the deployment of an observer in front of the pilot.

Specifications

Data from ,^[2] Aviatik aircraft of WWI : a centennial perspective on great war airplanes^[3]

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Height: 2.85 m (9 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 28 m² (300 sq ft)
Empty weight: 780 kg (1,720 lb)
Gross weight: 1,180 kg (2,601 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IV 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 150 kW (200 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

Maximum speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
Cruise speed: 155 km/h (96 mph, 84 kn)
Service ceiling: 5,100 m (16,700 ft)

Armament

Guns: One flexible 7.92 in (201.168 mm) Parabellum MG 14 machine gun in the rear cockpit
Bombs: 60 kg (130 lb) of bombs

References

^ Treadwell, Terry, 2010. German and Austro-Hungarian Aircraft Manufacturers 1908-1918. Stroud: Amberley Publishing.
^ Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. p. 282. ISBN 0-370-00103-6.
^ Herris, Jack (Author); Pearson, Bob (Illustrator); Weaver, Aaron (Cover Design) (14 March 2014). Aviatik aircraft of WWI : a centennial perspective on great war airplanes. Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1935881223. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)

External links

"Aviatik C.VIII". www.airwar.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 18 May 2019.

Aviatik aircraft

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B.II
B.III
C.I
C.II
C.III
C.IV
C.V
C.VI
C.VIII
C.IX
D.II
D.III
D.IV
D.V
D.VI
D.VII
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P14
P18
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Aviatik (Berg) aircraft

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Aviatik (Austro-Hungary) aircraft

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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

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