Engineering:AGO C.I

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C.I
AGO C.I.jpg
Forward oblique view of the AGO C.I
Role Reconnaissance
Manufacturer AGO Flugzeugwerke
Designer August Häfeli
Introduction June 1915
Primary user Germany
Number built 64
Variants AGO C.II

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]

A single example was fitted with floats for coastal patrol duties for the Imperial German Navy (designation C.I-W).

Operators

 German Empire
  • Luftstreitkrafte
  • Kaiserliche Marine

Specifications

AGO C.I

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 sq ft)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.III , 117 kW (158 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 140 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
  • Range: 480 km (300 mi, 260 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 4,800 m (16,000 ft)

Armament

  • 1 × 7.92 mm Parabellum machine gun

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

References

Citations

  1. van Wyngarden, G (2006). Early German Aces of World War I, Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN:1-84176-997-5

Bibliography