Fokker D.VII - Specifications (D.VII With Mercedes D.III Engine)

Specifications (D.VII With Mercedes D.III Engine)

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General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 6.954 m (22 ft 10 in)
• Wingspan: 8.9 m (29 ft 2 in)
• Height: 2.75 m (9 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 20.5 m2 (221 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 670 kg (1,477 lb)
• Gross weight: 906 kg (1,997 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.III 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 120 kW (160 hp)
  
  • or 1x 130.5 kW (175 hp) Mercedes D.IIIa 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine
  • or 1x 137.95 kW (185 hp) BMW IIIa 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine

Performance

• Maximum speed: 189 km/h (117 mph; 102 kn)
  
  • BMW IIIa engine - 200 km/h (124 mph)
• Service ceiling: 6,000 m (19,685 ft)
• Rate of climb: 3.92 m/s (772 ft/min)
  
  • BMW IIIa engine - 9.52 m/s (1,874.012 ft/min)
• Time to altitude:
  
  • 1,000 m (3,281 ft) in 4 minutes 15 seconds
  • 2,000 m (6,562 ft) in 8 minutes 18 seconds
  • 3,000 m (9,843 ft) in 13 minutes 49 seconds
  • 4,000 m (13,123 ft) in 22 minutes 48 seconds
  • 5,000 m (16,404 ft) in 38 minutes 5 seconds
  Armament
  

• Guns: 2× 7.92 mm (.312 in) LMG 08/15 "Spandau" machine guns