AGO C.II

C.II
C.II
	An AGO C.II (3-bay wings)
General information
Type	Reconnaissance
Manufacturer	AGO Flugzeugwerke
Designer	August Häfeli
Primary user	Germany
Number built	15
History
Introduction date	1915

The AGO C.II was a German reconnaissance biplane of World War I. It was essentially a slightly redesigned version of the manufacturer's C.I design with a more powerful engine and 3-bay wings.

Two examples were equipped with floats (designation C.II-W) and operated by the Imperial German Navy for coastal patrol.

Operators

German Empire

Specifications (AGO C.II (3-bay wings))

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: two, pilot and observer
Length: 9.84 m (32 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in) ; 3-bay wings 18.3 m (60 ft)
Height: 3.175 m (10 ft 5 in)
Empty weight: 1,360 kg (2,998 lb)
Gross weight: 1,946 kg (4,290 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IV , 160 kW (220 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 137 km/h (85 mph, 74 kn)
Range: 580 km (360 mi, 310 nmi)
Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,800 ft) ^[2]

Armament

Guns: 1 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) Parabellum machine gun

Notes

^ Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. pp. 247–248. ISBN 0-370-00103-6.
^ Angelucci 1983, p. 81.

Bibliography

Angelucci, Enzo (1983). Harris, S. M. (ed.). The Rand McNally encyclopedia of military aircraft 1914 - 1980. Translated by Harris, S. M. (Reprint ed.). New York: Military Press. ISBN 0-517-41021-4.
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 39.

External links

Das Virtuelle Luftfahrtmuseum

[Gray-1] Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. pp. 247–248. ISBN 0-370-00103-6.

[2] Angelucci 1983, p. 81.

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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

Operators

Specifications (AGO C.II (3-bay wings))

See also

Notes

Bibliography

External links