AEG Dr.I
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Dr.I | |
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General information | |
Type | Fighter aircraft |
Manufacturer | AEG |
Number built | 1[1] |
History | |
Developed from | AEG D.I[1] |
The AEG Dr.I was a triplane fighter of World War I, based on the D.I. Only a single prototype was built and its poor performance meant that no production ensued.[1] The Dr.I was a Dreidecker (triplane) variant of the D.I and had been inspired by a Sopwith Triplane that had been captured intact. A number of proposals for fighters with comparable characteristics were put forward, and AEG's contribution to the program appeared in October 1917. Other than the triple wing it was a D.I, the aircraft had the same fuselage, engine and twin gun armament of its earlier brethren.
Specifications (AEG Dr.I)
[edit]Data from German Aircraft of the First World War [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in)
- Empty weight: 710 kg (1,565 lb)
- Gross weight: 970 kg (2,138 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.IIIa[2] 6-cyl water-cooled in-line piston engine, 127 kW (170 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
Armament
- Guns: * 2 × forward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine guns
See also
[edit]Related development
Related lists
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-00103-6.
- ^ Wilberg, T (4 January 2006). "AEG Dr. I". Germany: www.luftfahrtmuseum.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
Further reading
[edit]- Kroschel, Günter; Stützer, Helmut: Die deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910–18, Wilhelmshaven 1977
- Munson, Kenneth: Bomber 1914–19, Zürich 1968, Nr. 20
- Nowarra, Heinz: Die Entwicklung der Flugzeuge 1914–18, München 1959
- Sharpe, Michael: Doppeldecker, Dreifachdecker & Wasserflugzeuge, Gondrom, Bindlach 2001, ISBN 3-8112-1872-7
External links
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