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C.IV, C.V, C.VI, and F 37
Aviatik · Reconnaissance · Germany · Pioneer Age (pre-1919)
The DFW C.IV, DFW C.V, DFW C.VI, and DFW F37 were a family of German reconnaissance aircraft first used in 1916 in World War I. They were conventionally configured biplanes with unequal-span unstaggered wings and seating for the pilot and observer in tandem, open cockpits. Like the DFW C.II before them, these aircraft seated the gunner to the rear and armed him with a machine gun on a ring mount. Compared to preceding B- and C-class designs by DFW, however, the aerodynamics of the fuselage were more refined, and when coupled with more powerful engines, resulted in a machine with excellent performance.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Reconnaissance
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Pioneer Age (pre-1919)
- Country
- Germany
- Manufacturer
- Aviatik
- Operator
- Luftstreitkräfte
- Service Entry
- 1916
- Produced
- 3250
- Engine
- 1× 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine
- Thrust / Power
- 200 hp
- Length (ft)
- 26
- Wingspan (ft)
- 44
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 2138
- MTOW (lb)
- 3153
- Endurance (hr)
- 3½
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 16404
- Max Speed (mph)
- 96
- 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