AEG C.V

AEG C.V
Role	Reconnaissance
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	AEG
First flight	February 1916
Number built	1
Developed from	AEG C.IV

The AEG C.V was a prototype two-seat biplane reconnaissance aircraft of World War I. Designed to utilise a more powerful engine than previous AEG C-class reconnaissance aircraft, results were disappointing enough that further development was cancelled.^[1]

Specifications (AEG C.V)

Data from German Aircraft of the First World War^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
Wingspan: 13.2 m (43 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 41.5 m² (447 sq ft)
Empty weight: 900 kg (1,984 lb)
Gross weight: 1,432 kg (3,157 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.IV 8-cyl water-cooled in-line piston engine, 164 kW (220 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
Rate of climb: 3.333 m/s (656.1 ft/min)
Time to altitude: 1,000m (3,282ft) in 5min

Armament

Guns: * 1 × forward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine gun
1 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) Parabellum MG14 machine gun in ring mount for observer

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-00103-6.

Kroschel, Günter; Stützer, Helmut: Die deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910-18, Wilhelmshaven 1977
Munson, Kenneth: Bomber 1914–19, Zürich 1968, Nr. 20
Nowarra, Heinz: Die Entwicklung der Flugzeuge 1914-18, München 1959
Sharpe, Michael: Doppeldecker, Dreifachdecker & Wasserflugzeuge, Gondrom, Bindlach 2001, ISBN 3-8112-1872-7

[Gray-1] Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-00103-6.

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Trainers	Euler D.I
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AEG C.V

Specifications (AEG C.V)

See also

References

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