The Albatros D.VII was a German prototype single-seat fighter

biplane A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other. The first powered, controlled aeroplane to fly, the Wright Flyer, used a biplane wing arrangement, as did many aircraft in the early years of aviation. While ...

flown in August 1917. It was powered by a water-cooled

Benz Bz.IIIb The Benz Bz.IIIb was an eight-cylinder, water cooling, water-cooled, V-engine developed in Germany for use in aircraft in 1918 in aviation, 1918. Design and development Inspired by the Hispano-Suiza 8, some of which were captured and tested, the ...

V8 engine developing 145 kW (195 hp) and armed with two 7.92 mm (.312 in) machine guns. The D.VII had

aileron An aileron (French for "little wing" or "fin") is a hinged flight control surface usually forming part of the trailing edge of each wing of a fixed-wing aircraft. Ailerons are used in pairs to control the aircraft in roll (or movement around ...

s on both upper and lower wings linked by hinged struts. The D.VII's performance was deemed an insufficient advance over existing aircraft to justify further development.

References

* Green, W. & Swanborough, G. (1994). ''The Complete Book of Fighters''. London: Salamander Books.

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