The SPAD S.VII was the first of a series of highly successful biplane fighter aircraft produced by Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD) during the First World War.
It was also a stable gun platform, although pilots used to the more manoeuvrable Nieuport fighters found it heavy on the controls. It was flown by a number of the famous aces, such as France's Georges Guynemer, Italy's Francesco Baracca and Australia's Alexander Pentland.
Performance in early aircraft designs was largely dependent on engines. In February 1915, Swiss designer Marc Birkigt modified his Hispano-Suiza V8 automobile engine for use on aircraft, resulting in a 330 lb engine capable of producing 140 hp at 1,400 rpm. Further refinement of the engine brought the power to 150 hp by July 1915. Given the engine's excellent reputation, French officials ordered that production be set up as soon as possible and called upon aircraft designers to create a new high-performance fighter around the engine, called the Hispano-Suiza 8A.
This engine powered the Spad VII, making it a formidable fighter in World War I. The aircraft was flown by almost all of the Allies in WWI, and proved to be an exceptional aircraft
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