AEG C.I
The AEG C.I was a two-seat biplane reconnaissance aircraft built by the Script error: No such module "Lang". (AEG) during the First World War for the Imperial German Army's (Script error: No such module "Lang".) Imperial German Air Service (Script error: No such module "Lang".). It was a modified version of the B.II training aircraft with a machine gun added for the observer, a more powerful engine and different wings. First flown in 1915, it remained in front-line service until mid-1916, after which it became a trainer.
Development
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The Inspectorate of Flying Troops (Script error: No such module "Lang".) ordered a batch of six C.Is in early 1915 and the first aircraft was completed in March. Sixty-four more were ordered in four batches over the next several months. Front-line strength peaked at 34 aircraft on 28 February and 30 April 1916 and they were then transferred to training units as no C.Is are shown assigned to front-line units on 30 June.[2]
Specifications (AEG C.I)
Data from German Aircraft of the First World War;[3]A.E.G. Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes[4]
General characteristics
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Armament
- Guns: 1 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) Parabellum MG 14 or Bergmann MG 15nA on a flexible mount
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