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AEG G.I

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AEG K.I and G.I
General information
TypeBomber
National originGermany
ManufacturerAEG
Primary userLuftstreitkräfte
Number built1
History
Introduction date1915
First flightearly 1915
Developed intoAEG G.II

The AEG G.I (originally designated as the K.I) was a three-seat, twin-engined German biplane bomber aircraft of World War I. It was tested and found to be viable for air-fighting in the latter half of 1915[1] but performed poorly, necessitating the development of the AEG G.II.

Specifications (AEG G.I)

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Data from German Aircraft of the First World War;[2] A.E.G. Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes[3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 3
  • Length: 8.65 m (28 ft 5 in)
  • Upper wingspan: 16 m (52 ft 6 in)
  • Lower wingspan: 15.2 m (49 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 61 m2 (660 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,160 kg (2,557 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,610 kg (3,549 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Mercedes D.I water-cooled straight-six piston engines, 75 kW (100 hp) each
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)
  • Time to altitude: 10–12 minutes to 1,000 m (3,300 ft)

Armament

  • Guns: 2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) machine gun in flexible mounts
  • Bombs: small bombs

See also

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Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References

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  1. ^ van Wyngarden, G (2006). Early German Aces of World War I, Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84176-997-5
  2. ^ Gray & Thetford, p. 238
  3. ^ Herris, p. 91

Bibliography

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  • 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.
  • Kroschel, Günter & Stützer, Helmut (1977). Die deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910–1918: in 127 Vierseitenrissen im Massstab 1:144 [German Military Aircraft 1910-1918: In 127 Four-page Drawings to 1:144 Scale] (in German). Wilhelmshaven, West Germany: Lohse-Eissing. ISBN 3-920602-18-8.