AEG D.I

AEG D.I
	AEG D.I fighter prototype
Role	Fighter aircraft
National origin	German Empire
Manufacturer	AEG
First flight	May 1917
Number built	3
Variants	AEG Dr.I

The AEG D.I was a biplane fighter of World War I. Three prototypes were ordered, but after the first two were involved in serious crashes, one of which killed flying ace Walter Höhndorf on September 5, 1917, development was cancelled. A triplane version was built as the Dr.I. The second and third prototypes differed little from the first except in detail.^[1]

Variants

A.E.G. D.I: 1917 prototype single seat biplane fighter.^[1]
A.E.G. Dr.I: 1917 prototype single seat triplane fighter.^[1]

Aircraft numbers

AEG D.I first prototype – D4400/17.^[1]
AEG D.I second prototype – D4401/17.^[1]
AEG D.I third prototype – D5002/17^[1]
AEG Dr.I prototype – no. not known^[1]

Specifications (AEG D.I)

Data from German Aircraft of the First World War^[1] and Wagner/Nowarra, German Combat Planes pg.73.

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
Wingspan: 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)
Height: 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 16.14 m² (173.7 sq ft)
Empty weight: 685 kg (1,510 lb)
Gross weight: 940 kg (2,072 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Daimler D.IIIa 6-cylinder, liquid-cooled, inline piston engine, 120 kW (160 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 205 km/h (127 mph, 111 kn)
Range: 465 km (289 mi, 251 nmi)
Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 6.67 m/s (1,313 ft/min)
Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 2.2 minutes
5,000 m (16,000 ft) in 25 minutes
Wing loading: 58 kg/m² (12 lb/sq ft)
Power/mass: 0.13 kW/kg (0.08 hp/lb)

Armament

Guns: 2x 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine-guns

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ 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
Wagner, Ray and Nowarra, Heinz. German Combat Planes: A Comprehensive Survey and History of the Development of German Military Aircraft from 1914 to 1945. New York: Doubleday, 1971.

[Gray-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ 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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v t e Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) aircraft
Company designations:	Z.1 Z.2 Z.3 Z.6 Z.9
Idflieg designations:	B.I B.II B.III C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIII D.I D.II D.III DJ.I Dr.I/F.1 G.I G.II G.III G.IV G.V J.I J.II N.I R.I
Other:	AEG helicopter PE Wagner Eule

v t e World War I aircraft of the Central Powers
Fighters	AEG D.I AEG Dr.I Albatros D.I Albatros D.II Albatros D.III Albatros D.V Aviatik D.I Aviatik C.VI Daimler L.6 Euler D.I Euler D.II Fokker D.I Fokker D.II Fokker D.III Fokker D.IV Fokker D.V Fokker D.VI Fokker D.VII Fokker D.VIII Fokker Dr.I Fokker E.I Fokker E.II Fokker E.III Fokker E.IV Fokker E.V Halberstadt D.II Hannover CL.II Hannover CL.III Hannover CL.IV Hannover CL.V Hansa-Brandenburg W.12 Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 Junkers D.I Kondor D.6 Kondor E.III Naglo D.II Pfalz D.III Pfalz D.XII Pfalz Dr.I Pfalz E.I Pfalz E.II Phönix D.I LFG Roland D.II LFG Roland D.VI Siemens-Schuckert D.I Siemens-Schuckert D.II Siemens-Schuckert D.III Siemens-Schuckert D.IV Zeppelin-Lindau D.I
Bombers and ground attack	AEG DJ.I AEG G.I AEG G.II AEG G.III AEG G.IV AEG G.V AEG J.I AEG J.II AEG R.I Friedrichshafen G.II Friedrichshafen G.III Gotha G.I Gotha G.II Gotha G.III Gotha G.IV Gotha G.V Gotha GL.VII Gotha G.IX Hannover CL.II Junkers CL.I Junkers J.I Rumpler G.I Rumpler G.II Rumpler G.III Siemens-Schuckert L.I Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.II Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.III Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.IV Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI
Reconnaissance	AEG B.I AEG B.II AEG B.III AEG C.I AEG C.II AEG C.III AEG C.IV AEG C.V AEG C.VI AEG C.VII AEG C.VIII AGO C.I AGO C.II AGO C.III AGO C.IV AGO C.VII AGO C.VIII Albatros B.I Albatros B.II Albatros C.I Albatros C.III Albatros C.V Albatros C.VII Albatros C.IX Albatros C.X Albatros C.XII Aviatik B.I Aviatik B.II Aviatik C.I Aviatik C.VI DFW C.V LFG Roland C.II LVG B.I LVG C.II Rumpler C.I Rumpler C.IV Rumpler Taube
Trainers	Euler D.I
Prototypes	Albatros C.II Fokker V.1 Fokker V.2 Junkers J 1 Junkers J 2 Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.I

AEG D.I

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References

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