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C.VIII
	An oblique view of the Aviatik C.VIII
Role	Reconnaissance 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)