AEG G.I

AEG G.I
Role	Bomber
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	AEG
First flight	early 1915
Introduction	1915
Primary user	Luftstreitkräfte
Number built	1
Developed into	AEG G.II

The AEG G.I (originally designated as the K.I) was a three-seat, twin-engined German biplane bomber aircraft of World War I. It was tested and found to be viable for air-fighting in the latter half of 1915 but performed poorly, necessitating the development of the AEG G.II.

Specifications (AEG G.I)

Data from German Aircraft of the First World War

General characteristics

• Crew: three
• Length: 8.65 m (28 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 16.00 m (52 ft 6 in)
• Height: 3.46 m (11 ft 4 in)
• Wing area: 59 m² (635 ft²)
• Empty weight: 1,160 kg (2,558 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 1,960 kg (4,322 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Mercedes D.I six-cylinder water cooled inline engine, 74.5 kW (100 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 125 km/h (78 mph)
• Range: 450 km (281 mi)
• Service ceiling: 2,400 m (7,874 ft)

Armament

• Guns: 2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) machine guns
• Bombs: 200 kg (440 lb) of bombs

See also

Related development

• AEG G.II
  

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• Friedrichshafen G.I
• Gotha G.I
  

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Gray, Peter and Thetford, Owen. German Aircraft of the First World War. London:Putnam, 1970 2nd. Ed..