AGO C.I

C.I
Role Reconnaissance
Manufacturer AGO Flugzeugwerke
Designer August Häfeli
Introduction June 1915
Primary user Germany
AGO C.I

The AGO C.I was a First World War German pusher reconnaissance biplane that used a pod-and-boom configuration.

Development

The crew and pusher engine shared a central nacelle, and the twin booms carried the tail and the four-wheeled landing gear. The observer sat at the nose and was armed with a machine-gun.[1] It was produced in both two bay and three bay versions. A single example was fitted with floats for coastal patrol duties for the Imperial German Navy (designation C.I-W).

Operators

 German Empire

Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: two, pilot and observer
  • Length: 9.0 m (29 ft 6 in)
  • Wingspan: 15.0 m (49 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 41.5 m2 (447 ft2)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.III, 117 kW (158 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 140 km/h (90 mph)
  • Range: 480 km (300 miles)
  • Service ceiling: 4,800 m (16,000 ft)

Armament

References

  1. van Wyngarden, G (2006). Early German Aces of World War I, Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84176-997-5
  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 39.
  • Das Virtuelle Luftfahrtmuseum


See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era Airco DH.6 - Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2

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