AGO C.II

C.II
	An Ago C.II with 3-bay wings
Role	Reconnaissance
Manufacturer	AGO Flugzeugwerke
Designer	A. Haefeli
Introduction	1915
Primary user	Germany
Number built	15

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.

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 with 2-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

References

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. (translator) (ed.). The Rand McNally encyclopedia of military aircraft 1914 - 1980 (Reprint ed.). New York: Military Press. ISBN 0-517-41021-4. {{cite book}}: |editor1-first= has generic name (help)
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 39.

External links

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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 with 2-bay wings)

References

External links

See also