Specifications (DFW C.V)
Data from German Aircraft of the First World War
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 7.875 m (25 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 13.27 m (43 ft 6 in)
- Height: 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
- Empty weight: 970 kg (2,138 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,430 kg (3,153 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IV 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 150 kW (200 hp) or 185 hp (137.95 kW) C.III N.A.G.
Performance
- Maximum speed: 155 km/h (96 mph; 84 kn)
- Endurance: 3½
- Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,404 ft)
- Rate of climb: 1.27 m/s (250 ft/min)
- Time to altitude: 1,000 metres (3,280.84 ft) in 4 min, 5,000 metres (16,404.20 ft) in 49 min
Armament
- Guns:
- 1 × 7.92 mm MG08/15 (Spandau) fixed machine gun with a synchronizing gear
- 1 × 7.92 mm Parabellum MG14 machine gun on a ring mounting
- Bombs: 100 kg of bombs
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