A.E.G. J.I

The robust A.E.G. C.IV must have seemed a natural starting point for a superb ground-attack aircraft, the AEG J.I. Four hundred kilograms of armor plate in nine sections was bolted to the steel-tube fuselage, protecting both engine and crew. The engine was upgraded to the 200hp Benz Bz.IV, and lower-wing ailerons were added to increase maneuverability. The pilot's gun was sacrificed. In later-model J.Is, the fuselage was lengthened and provision was made for two downward-firing machine guns, firing through the floor of the observer's position.

Combined with the A.E.G. J.II, the two AEG ground-attack aircraft became the most numerous J-types. The J.Ia variant had double ailerons connected by struts.

1:144 Scale

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1:285/6mm/1:288 Scale

 * Shapeways: Reduced Aircraft Factory