Fokker D.VIII - Specifications (D.VIII)

Specifications (D.VIII)

Data from German Aircraft of the First World War

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 5.86 m (19 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 8.34 m (27 ft 4 in)
• Height: 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
• Wing area: 10.7 m2 (115 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 405 kg (893 lb)
• Gross weight: 605 kg (1,334 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Oberursel UR.II 9-cyl. air-cooled rotary piston engine, 82 kW (110 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 204 km/h (127 mph; 110 kn)
• Endurance: 1.5 hours
• Service ceiling: 6,000 m (19,685 ft)
• Rate of climb: 8.333 m/s (1,640.4 ft/min)
• Time to altitude:
  
  • 1,000 m (3,281 ft) in 2 minutes
  • 4,000 m (13,123 ft) in 10 minutes 45 seconds
  Armament
  

• Guns: 2 × 7.92 mm (0 in) Spandau MG08 machine guns