AGO C.I

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C.I
File:AGO C.I.jpg
Forward oblique view of the AGO C.I
General information
TypeReconnaissance
ManufacturerAGO Flugzeugwerke
Designer
August Häfeli
Primary userGermany
Number built64
History
Introduction dateJune 1915
VariantAGO C.II

The AGO C.I was a First World War German pusher reconnaissance biplane that used a pod-and-boom configuration.

Development

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The crew and pusher engine shared a central nacelle, and the twin booms carried the tail and the four-wheeled landing gear. The observer sat at the nose and was armed with a machine gun.[1]

A single example was fitted with floats for coastal patrol duties for the Imperial German Navy (designation C.I-W).

Operators

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File:Flag of the German Empire.svg German Empire

Specifications

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File:AGO C.I 1915 rear.jpg
AGO C.I

Data from Ago C.I[2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: two, pilot and observer
  • Length: 9.30 m (30 ft 6 in)
  • Wingspan: 15.10 m (49 ft 6 in)
  • Height: 3.10 m (10 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 47.6 m2 (512 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 960 kg (2,116 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,495 kg (3,296 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.III , 120 kW (160 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 130 km/h (81 mph, 70 kn)
  • Range: 480 km (300 mi, 260 nmi)
  • Endurance: 3 hr[3]
  • Time to altitude: 9.5 min to 1,000 m (3,300 ft)

Armament

See also

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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ van Wyngarden, G (2006). Early German Aces of World War I, Osprey Publishing Ltd. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Grosz 1999, p. 32.
  3. ^ Hornát 2001, p. 530.

Bibliography

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