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B.I | |
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General information | |
Type | Reconnaissance aircraft |
Manufacturer | AEG |
History | |
Introduction date | 1914 |
First flight | 1914 |
The AEG B.I was a German two-seat biplane unarmed reconnaissance aircraft produced in very small numbers in 1914. It formed the basis for the more successful B- and C-type aircraft from AEG.
Operators
Specifications (AEG B.I)
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
- Wing area: 44 m (470 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 650 kg (1,433 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,040 kg (2,293 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.I 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 74.5 kW (99.9 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 100 km/h (62 mph, 54 kn)
- Service ceiling: 2,500 m (8,200 ft)
- Wing loading: 24 kg/m (4.9 lb/sq ft)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
External links
Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) aircraft | |
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Company designations: | |
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Idflieg B-class aircraft designations | |
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AEG | |
Albatros | |
Aviatik | |
DFW | |
Euler | |
Germania | |
Gotha | |
Halberstadt | |
Kondor | |
LVG | |
NFW | |
Otto | |
Rumpler | |
Sablatnig | |
Siemens-Schuckert |