A.E.G. G.I
| A.E.G. G.I | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Bomber |
| Manufacturer | A.E.G. |
| Introduction | Apr 1915 [1] |
| Primary user |  Germany
|
| Number built | 1 |
| Wingspan | 16.0 m (52 ft 6 in) [2] |
| Engine | 2×100hp Mercedes D.I inlines |
| Armament | front flexible Parabellum rear flexible Parabellum small bombs |
| Crew | 3 |
| Max Speed | 125 km/h (78 mph)[3][2] |
| Climb | 800 m (2,620 ft) in 10:00[2]-12:00[3] |
Originally conceived as a twin-engine aerial cruiser, the AEG K.I, with side-by-side crewmen plus a flexible gun in a nose turret. This plane found better use as a medium bomber, and the second prototype was dubbed the AEG G.I, with guns both front and rear. Only one G.I was built, and it was sent immediately to the front for combat assessment. Favorable performance led to the A.E.G. G.II.
For more information, see Wikipedia:AEG G.I.
Timeline [note 1]
References
- Notes
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Peter Gray and Owen Thetford. German Aircraft of the First World War. Great Britain, Putnam, 1962, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
- Peter M. Grosz, "Archiv -- Frontbestand". WW1 Aero, № 107, Dec 1985 and № 108, Feb 1986. Poughkeepsie, NY: World War I Aeroplanes, Inc.
- Jack Herris, AEG Aircraft of WWI. Aeronaut Books, 2015. ISBN 978-1-935881-28-5.
- W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Reconnaissance & Bomber Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Ltd., 1962. ISBN 9780900435027