AEG D.I

AEG D.I
AEG D.I
	AEG D.I fighter prototype
General information
Type	Fighter aircraft
National origin	German Empire
Manufacturer	AEG
Number built	3
History
First flight	May 1917
Variants	AEG Dr.I

The AEG D.I was a prototype biplane fighter built by the Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) during the First World War for the Imperial German Army's (Deutsches Heer) Imperial German Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte). Three prototypes were ordered, but after the first two were involved in fatal crashes, one of which killed fighter ace Walter Höhndorf in September 1917, development was cancelled. A triplane version was built as the Dr.I.

Variants

AEG. D.I: 1917 prototype single-seat biplane fighter.^[1]
AEG Dr.I

1917 prototype single-seat triplane fighter.^[1]

Specifications (AEG D.I)

Data from German Aircraft of the First World War;^[1] A.E.G. Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 6.15 m (20 ft 2 in)
Upper wingspan: 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)
Lower wingspan: 8.14 m (26 ft 8 in)
Height: 2.54 m (8 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 17.1 m² (184 sq ft)
Empty weight: 685 kg (1,510 lb)
Gross weight: 945 kg (2,083 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.IIIa water-cooled, straight-six piston engine, 120 kW (160 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

Maximum speed: 225 km/h (140 mph, 121 kn)
Time to altitude: 2.5 minutes to 1,000 m (3,300 ft)

Armament

Guns: 2 x 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine-guns

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Gray & Thetford, p. 238
^ Herris, p. 47

Bibliography

Gray, Peter & Thetford, Owen (1987) [1970]. German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
Green, William & Swanborough, Gordon (2001) [1994]. The Complete Book of Fighters: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Every Fighter Built and Flown (Revised and Updated ed.). London: Salamander Books. ISBN 1-84065-269-1.
Herris, Jack (2015). A.E.G. Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 16. n. p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-28-5.

[g8-1] Gray & Thetford, p. 238

[2] Herris, p. 47

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v t e Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) aircraft
Company designations:	Z.1 Z.2 Z.3 Z.6 Z.9
Idflieg designations:	B.I B.II B.III C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIII D.I D.II D.III DJ.I Dr.I/F.1 G.I G.II G.III G.IV G.V J.I J.II N.I R.I
Other:	AEG helicopter PE Wagner Eule

v t e World War I aircraft of the Central Powers
Fighters	AEG D.I AEG Dr.I Albatros D.I Albatros D.II Albatros D.III Albatros D.V Aviatik D.I Aviatik C.VI Daimler L.6 Euler D.I Euler D.II Fokker D.I Fokker D.II Fokker D.III Fokker D.IV Fokker D.V Fokker D.VI Fokker D.VII Fokker D.VIII Fokker Dr.I Fokker E.I Fokker E.II Fokker E.III Fokker E.IV Fokker E.V Halberstadt D.II Hannover CL.II Hannover CL.III Hannover CL.IV Hannover CL.V Hansa-Brandenburg W.12 Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 Junkers D.I Kondor D.6 Kondor E.III Naglo D.II Pfalz D.III Pfalz D.XII Pfalz Dr.I Pfalz E.I Pfalz E.II Phönix D.I LFG Roland D.II LFG Roland D.VI Siemens-Schuckert D.I Siemens-Schuckert D.II Siemens-Schuckert D.III Siemens-Schuckert D.IV Zeppelin-Lindau D.I
Bombers and ground attack	AEG DJ.I AEG G.I AEG G.II AEG G.III AEG G.IV AEG G.V AEG J.I AEG J.II AEG R.I Friedrichshafen G.II Friedrichshafen G.III Gotha G.I Gotha G.II Gotha G.III Gotha G.IV Gotha G.V Gotha GL.VII Gotha G.IX Hannover CL.II Junkers CL.I Junkers J.I Rumpler G.I Rumpler G.II Rumpler G.III Siemens-Schuckert L.I Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.II Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.III Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.IV Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI
Reconnaissance	AEG B.I AEG B.II AEG B.III AEG C.I AEG C.II AEG C.III AEG C.IV AEG C.V AEG C.VI AEG C.VII AEG C.VIII AGO C.I AGO C.II AGO C.III AGO C.IV AGO C.VII AGO C.VIII Albatros B.I Albatros B.II Albatros C.I Albatros C.III Albatros C.V Albatros C.VII Albatros C.IX Albatros C.X Albatros C.XII Aviatik B.I Aviatik B.II Aviatik C.I Aviatik C.VI DFW C.V LFG Roland C.II LVG B.I LVG C.II Rumpler C.I Rumpler C.IV Rumpler Taube
Trainers	Euler D.I
Prototypes	Albatros C.II Fokker V.1 Fokker V.2 Junkers J 1 Junkers J 2 Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.I

Variants

Specifications (AEG D.I)

See also

References

Bibliography