DFW C.V

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DFW C.V

DFW C.V (Aviatik) 5845/16 banking in early morning sunlight. Note the Aviatik trademark on strut; flares in holder behind observer's cockpit; and fully-armed LMG 14 "Parabellum" machine gun. Pilot and squadron unknown.
Type	Reconnaissance
Manufacturer	Aviatik
Designed by	Deutsche Flugzeugwerke

The DFW C.V was a reconnaissance aircraft first used in 1916 in World War I. It was designed by Deutsche Flugzeugwerke and produced by the Aviatik aircraft company.

[edit] Service

The CV came out in 1916 as a development of the DFW CIV. It was produced in larger numbers than any other German aircraft during World War I. It remained in service until early 1918 though 600 were still in use by the Armistice of 11 November 1918. In the hands of a skill pilot it could outmanoevre most allied fighters of the period.

[edit] Operators

Finland: Finnish Air Force operated two DFW C.V. aircraft during 1918-1921.
Germany: Luftstreitkräfte

[edit] Specifications (DFW CV)

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General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 7.8 m ()
Wingspan: 3.10 m ()
Height: 3.25 m ()
Max takeoff weight: 1,430 kg ()
Powerplant: 1× (Rheinmotor) Benz D.IV or 185 HP N.A.G. (National Automobil-Gesellschaft AG, Berlin) , (200 hp)