AEG C.VII

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One of the first two prototype C.VIIs with the straight upper wing

The AEG C.VII was a prototype two-seat biplane reconnaissance aircraft built by the Script error: No such module "Lang". (AEG) during the First World War for the Imperial German Army's (Script error: No such module "Lang".) Imperial German Air Service (Script error: No such module "Lang".). It was developed from the C.IV but did not enter production. The C.VII was tested with two different wing arrangements, one with straight wings and another with a swept upper wing.

Development

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Fight testing was conducted in early 1917; Script error: No such module "Lang".'s report of 30 April damned the C.VII with faint praise, saying that its performance was acceptable, but was not as good as expected. It was judged suitable for service on the less demanding Eastern Front and inferior to the submissions by Script error: No such module "Lang". and Script error: No such module "Lang"..[3]

Specifications (AEG C.VII)

Data from German Aircraft of the First World War;[4] A.E.G. Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes[5]

General characteristics

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Armament

  • Guns: * 1 × forward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine gun
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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Gray & Thetford, p. xv
  2. ↑ Herris, pp. 16–17, 44
  3. ↑ Herris, p. 44
  4. ↑ Gray & Thetford, p. 236
  5. ↑ Herris, p. 17

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