Aviatik C.I

When it became obvious that it was necessary to arm two-seaters for their own protection, most firms chose to change the traditional seating arrangement with the pilot in the front and the observer under the wing, but the Aviatik C.I retained the original layout. The observer sat under the wing with a Parabellum machine gun that could be moved to a rail on either side of the cockpit, but the field of fire of that gun must have been very restricted (along with the observer's sight lines). Experience would prove the observer-rear arrangement was superior, but these were the days of experimentation and improvisation.

Despite its limitations, the Aviatik C.I served in large numbers through 1916 until gradually replaced with more modern types in autumn 1916 through the first half of 1917.

1:144 Scale

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1:200 Scale

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1:285/6mm/1:288 Scale

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1:350 Scale

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