SPAD S.VII C1
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Type |
Fighter
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| Manufacturer(s) | SPAD |
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| Prototype first flight | May 1916 |
Introduction | 2 september 1916 |
| Production | 5600 |
Crew | 1 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 6.080 m |
Empty Weight | 510 kg |
| Wingspan | 7.573m (lower) / 7.822 m (upper) |
Loaded Weight | 740 kg |
| Height | 2.20 m |
Max takeoff weight | ? kg |
| Wing area | 17.85 m² |
Wing loading | ? kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Guns | 1× 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers
MG * |
Ammunition Carried |
500 |
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| Other Armament | some carried two 10kg Anilitie
bombs on rear undercarriage legs, Le Prieur rockets could be carried
on interplane struts |
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(*) forward firing, synchronized / sometimes, a Lewis machine gun of 7.7 mm on the upper wing.
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 ×
Hispano-Suiza 8Aa, 8Ab or 8ac |
Type & Displacement | 90° V-8 liquid-cooled engine,
11.76 L |
| Horsepower | 150 hp, 180 hp or 182
hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 202.70, 243.24 or 245.95 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 114 L
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(*) with the loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 193 km/h
at at sea level 174 km/h at 4000 m |
Rate of Climb | 4.58 m/s |
| Range | 360 km |
Service Ceiling | 5335 m |
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | militaryfactory.com | ||
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