Voisin VII

The Voisin VII was a French reconnaissance pusher biplane aircraft of World War I.

Voisin VII
Role Reconnaissance
Manufacturer Voisin
Designer Gabriel Voisin
First flight 1916
Introduction 1916
Primary user Aéronautique Militaire
Number built 100
Developed from Voisin V
Variants Voisin VIII and Voisin X
Voisin VII of escadrille V.114

Design

The Voisin VII was a biplane with a single engine in a pusher configuration, developed by Voisin in 1916 as an enlarged Voisin V with the engine cooling radiators moved to the nose. However, the Voisin VII was underpowered, even with improvements over its predecessor.[1]

Operators
 France

Specifications

Data from [2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 10.35 m (33 ft 11 in)
  • Wingspan: 17.93 m (58 ft 10 in)
  • Height: 3.95 m (13 ft 0 in)
  • Wing area: 61.14 m2 (658.1 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,250 kg (2,756 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,700 kg (3,748 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Renault 8G V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 130 kW (180 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed Voisin 4, 2.98 m (9 ft 9 in) diameter wood fixed pitch pusher propeller[3]

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 112 km/h (70 mph, 60 kn) at sea level
  • Endurance: 4½ hours

Armament

  • Guns: 1 x 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine gun

References
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Citations
  1. Davilla, 1997
  2. Parmentier, Bruno (11 November 2006). "Voisin VII". Aviafrance (in French). Paris. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. Hartmann, 2015, p.22

Bibliography
  • Davilla, Dr. James J.; Soltan, Arthur (1997). French Aircraft of the First World War. Mountain View, CA: Flying Machines Press. ISBN 978-1891268090.
  • Hartmann, Gérard (6 January 2015). "Les héliciers français" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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