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.

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

Specifications (AEG G.I)

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Data from German Aircraft of the First World War[2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 3
  • Length: 8.65 m (28 ft 5 in)
  • Wingspan: 16 m (52 ft 6 in)
  • Height: 3.46 m (11 ft 4 in)
  • Wing area: 59 m2 (640 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,160 kg (2,557 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 1,960 kg (4,321 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Mercedes D.I 74.5
  • Propellers: 2-bladed wooden fixed-pitch pusher propellers

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)
  • Range: 450 km (280 mi, 240 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 2,400 m (7,900 ft)

Armament

  • Guns: 2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) machine guns
  • Bombs: 200 kg (440 lb) of 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 and Thetford 1962, p.238.

Bibliography

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  • Gray, Peter and Thetford, Owen. German Aircraft of the First World War. London:Putnam, 1970 2nd. Ed..