AGO C.I
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| C.I | |
|---|---|
| File:AGO C.I.jpg Forward oblique view of the AGO C.I | |
| General information | |
| Type | Reconnaissance |
| Manufacturer | AGO Flugzeugwerke |
| Designer | August Häfeli |
| Primary user | Germany |
| Number built | 64 |
| History | |
| Introduction date | June 1915 |
| Variant | AGO C.II |
The AGO C.I was a First World War German pusher reconnaissance biplane that used a pod-and-boom configuration.
Development
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Specifications
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
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Citations
[edit | edit source]- ^ 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).
- ^ Grosz 1999, p. 32.
- ^ Hornát 2001, p. 530.
Bibliography
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