AEG C.I

AEG C.I
AEG C.I
General information
Type	Reconnaissance aircraft
Manufacturer	AEG
Primary user	Imperial German Flying Corps
History
Introduction date	1915

The AEG C.I was a two-seat biplane reconnaissance aircraft built by the Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) during the First World War for the Imperial German Army's (Deutsches Heer) Imperial German Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte). It was a modified version of the B.II training aircraft with a machine gun added for the observer, a more powerful engine and different wings. First flown in 1915, it remained in front-line service until mid-1916, after which it became a trainer.

Development

The C.I was based on the B.II although it was fitted with a water-cooled 150-horsepower (110 kW) Benz Bz.III straight-six piston engine and the two-bay wing planform had been changed. It did retain the B.II's wing-folding mechanism. The rear cockpit was modified to accommodate an observer armed with a single 7.92-millimetre (0.312 in) machine gun, usually a Parabellum MG 14 or, more rarely, a Bergmann MG 15nA.^[1]

The Inspectorate of Flying Troops (Inspektion der Fliegertruppen) ordered a batch of six C.Is in early 1915 and the first aircraft was completed in March. Sixty-four more were ordered in four batches over the next several months. Front-line strength peaked at 34 aircraft on 28 February and 30 April 1916 and they were then transferred to training units as no C.Is are shown assigned to front-line units on 30 June.^[2]

Specifications (AEG C.I)

Data from German Aircraft of the First World War;^[3]A.E.G. Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes^[4]

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 7.95 m (26 ft 1 in)
Upper wingspan: 13.07 m (42 ft 11 in)
Lower wingspan: 11.83 m (38 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 36 m² (390 sq ft)
Empty weight: 710 kg (1,565 lb)
Gross weight: 1,125 kg (2,480 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.III water-cooled, straight-six piston engine, 110 kW (150 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

Maximum speed: 130 km/h (81 mph, 70 kn)
Time to altitude: 11 minutes to 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
25 minutes to 2,000 m (6,600 ft)

Armament

Guns: 1 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) Parabellum MG 14 or Bergmann MG 15nA on a flexible mount
Bombs: small bombs

References

^ Herris, p. 15
^ Herris, pp. 4–5
^ Gray & Thetford, p. 233
^ Herris, p. 16

Bibliography

Gray, Peter & Thetford, Owen (1987) [1970]. German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
Herris, Jack (2015). A.E.G. Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 16. n. p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-28-5.

[1] Herris, p. 15

[2] Herris, pp. 4–5

[3] Gray & Thetford, p. 233

[4] Herris, p. 16

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v t e Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) aircraft
Company designations:	Z.1 Z.2 Z.3 Z.6 Z.9
Idflieg designations:	B.I B.II B.III C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIII D.I D.II D.III DJ.I Dr.I/F.1 G.I G.II G.III G.IV G.V J.I J.II N.I R.I
Other:	AEG helicopter PE Wagner Eule

v t e World War I aircraft of the Central Powers
Fighters	AEG D.I AEG Dr.I Albatros D.I Albatros D.II Albatros D.III Albatros D.V Aviatik D.I Aviatik C.VI Daimler L.6 Euler D.I Euler D.II Fokker D.I Fokker D.II Fokker D.III Fokker D.IV Fokker D.V Fokker D.VI Fokker D.VII Fokker D.VIII Fokker Dr.I Fokker E.I Fokker E.II Fokker E.III Fokker E.IV Fokker E.V Halberstadt D.II Hannover CL.II Hannover CL.III Hannover CL.IV Hannover CL.V Hansa-Brandenburg W.12 Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 Junkers D.I Kondor D.6 Kondor E.III Naglo D.II Pfalz D.III Pfalz D.XII Pfalz Dr.I Pfalz E.I Pfalz E.II Phönix D.I LFG Roland D.II LFG Roland D.VI Siemens-Schuckert D.I Siemens-Schuckert D.II Siemens-Schuckert D.III Siemens-Schuckert D.IV Zeppelin-Lindau D.I
Bombers and ground attack	AEG DJ.I AEG G.I AEG G.II AEG G.III AEG G.IV AEG G.V AEG J.I AEG J.II AEG R.I Friedrichshafen G.II Friedrichshafen G.III Gotha G.I Gotha G.II Gotha G.III Gotha G.IV Gotha G.V Gotha GL.VII Gotha G.IX Hannover CL.II Junkers CL.I Junkers J.I Rumpler G.I Rumpler G.II Rumpler G.III Siemens-Schuckert L.I Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.II Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.III Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.IV Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI
Reconnaissance	AEG B.I AEG B.II AEG B.III AEG C.I AEG C.II AEG C.III AEG C.IV AEG C.V AEG C.VI AEG C.VII AEG C.VIII AGO C.I AGO C.II AGO C.III AGO C.IV AGO C.VII AGO C.VIII Albatros B.I Albatros B.II Albatros C.I Albatros C.III Albatros C.V Albatros C.VII Albatros C.IX Albatros C.X Albatros C.XII Aviatik B.I Aviatik B.II Aviatik C.I Aviatik C.VI DFW C.V LFG Roland C.II LVG B.I LVG C.II Rumpler C.I Rumpler C.IV Rumpler Taube
Trainers	Euler D.I
Prototypes	Albatros C.II Fokker V.1 Fokker V.2 Junkers J 1 Junkers J 2 Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.I

Development

Specifications (AEG C.I)

See also

References

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