| C.I | |
|---|---|
 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
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
Specifications
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
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
Citations
- van Wyngarden, G (2006). Early German Aces of World War I, Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84176-997-5
- Grosz 1999, p. 32.
- Hornát 2001, p. 530.
Bibliography
- Grosz, Peter M. (1999). Ago C.I. Windsock Datafile No. 75. Albatros Productions. ISBN 978-1902207162.
- Hornát, Jiří (2001). "Letadla 14–18: AGO C.I". Letectví + Kosmonautika (in Czech). Vol. LXXVII, no. 8. p. 530. ISSN 0024-1156.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 39.
- "Das Virtuelle Luftfahrtmuseum".