The AEG G.II was a German biplane bomber aircraft of World War I developed from the AEG G.I, with more powerful engines. Typically armed with three 7.92 mm (.312 in) machine guns and 200 kg (440 lb) of bombs, it suffered stability problems;many G.II aircraft were fitted with additional vertical tail surfaces on each side of the fin and rudder to improve flight handling characteristics.[1]
[edit] Specifications (AEG G.II)
Data from German Aircraft of the First World War[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 4
- Length: 9.1 m (29 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 16.2 m (53 ft 2 in)
- Height: 3.49 m (11 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 59 m2 (640 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,450 kg (3,197 lb)
- Gross weight: 2,470 kg (5,445 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Benz Bz.III 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 112 kW (150 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 140 km/h (87 mph; 76 kn)
- Range: 700 km (435 mi; 378 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
- Rate of climb: 1.52 m/s (299 ft/min)
- Time to altitude: 1,000m (3,281ft) in 11min
Armament
- Guns: up to 3 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) machine guns
- Bombs: 200 kg (440 lb) of bombs
[edit] See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 00103 6.
[edit] Further reading
- 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
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