AEG CI

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AEG CI
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Type: Armed reconnaissance plane
Design country:

German EmpireThe German Imperium German Empire

Manufacturer:

AEG, aircraft construction department

Commissioning:

1915

The AEG CI (KZ9) was the AEG's first armed aircraft model in 1915 . She was a two-seat reconnaissance aircraft and up to the engine and the arming of the same design as the AEG B.II . The CI was a two-post double - decker with a six-cylinder in-line Benz Bz III engine .

The aircraft was equipped with a turntable mounted machine gun at the observer seat .

Technical data AEG CI

Parameter Data
crew 2 (pilot and observer / shooter)
length 7.80 m
span 13.07 m
Wing area 41.00 m²
Empty mass 710 kg
Takeoff mass 1,125 kg
water-cooled six - cylinder in - line engine Benz Bz III or Mercedes D III , 150 PS (approx. 110 kW)
Top speed 130 km / h in NN
Climbing time to 1000 m 4:30 min
Flight duration 4 h
Armament 1 7.92 mm - Parabellum-MG (rarely Bergmann MG 15nA with 550 rounds)

See also

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  • Günter Kroschel, Helmut Stützer: The German military aircraft 1910-18. Verlag Lohse-Eissing, Wilhelmshaven 1977, ISBN 3-920602-18-8 .
  • Kenneth Munson: Bomber 1914-19. Surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft. (Airplanes from all over the world). Zurich 1968, no.20.
  • Heinz Nowarra: The Development of Airplanes 1914-18. Lehmann, Munich 1959.
  • Michael Sharpe: biplanes, triple decks & seaplanes. Gondrom, Bindlach 2001, ISBN 3-8112-1872-7 .