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]
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. ISBN0-370-00103-6.
^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. ISBN978-1935881223. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
Further reading
Taylor, Michael J.H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopaedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. ISBN978-0-517-69186-1.
External links
"Aviatik C.VIII". www.airwar.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 18 May 2019.