AGO C.IV

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C.IV
Type	Reconnaissance
Manufacturer	AGO Flugzeugwerke
Introduced	1917
Primary user	Germany
Produced	c. 70-100

The AGO C.IV was a German reconnaissance aircraft of World War I. A departure from the manufacturer's pod-and-boom designs, it featured a traditional biplane layout with gradually tapering wings. Large orders were placed with AGO and two other manufacturers building under licence, but less than 100 were actually delivered.

Although fast and well-armed, the C.IV proved unstable in the air and was disliked by aircrews.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Operators

 Estonia

• Estonian Air Force.^[1]

 German Empire

• Luftstreitkräfte

[edit] Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: two, pilot and observer
• Length: 8.95 m (29 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 11.9 m (39 ft 0 in)
• Height: 2.78 m (9 ft 1 in)
• Wing area: 37.5 m² (400 ft²)
• Empty weight: 900 kg (1,990 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,350 kg (3,000 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IV, 164 kW (220 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 190 km/h (120 mph)
• Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft)

Armament

• 1 × forward-firing 7.92 mm LMG 08/15
• 1 × 7.92 mm Parabellum machine gun for observer

[edit] References

• Gerdessen, F. "Estonian Air Power 1918 - 1945". Air Enthusiast No 18, April - July 1982. Pages 61-76. ISSN 0143-5450.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 40. 
• Airwar.ru

[edit] See also

v • d • e Idflieg C-, CL-, CS-, and CLS-class aircraft designations C- and CL- AEG: C.I  • C.II  • C.III  • C.IV  • C.V  • C.VI  • C.VII  • C.VIII AGO: C.I  • C.II  • C.III  • C.IV  • C.VII  • C.VII Albatros: C.I  • C.II  • C.III  • C.IV  • C.V  • C.VI  • C.VII  • C.VIII  • C.IX  • C.X  • C.XI  • C.XII  • C.XIII  • C.XIV  • C.XV Aviatik: C.I  • C.II  • C.III  • C.V  • C.VI  • C.VIII  • C.IX BFW: CL.I  • CL.II  • CL.III  • CL.IV DFW: C.I  • C.II  • C.III  • C.IV  • C.V  • C.VI Fokker: C.I Friedrichshafen: C.I Germania: C.I  • C.II  • C.IV Halberstadt: C.I  • CL.II  • C.III  • CL.IV  • C.V  • C.VII  • C.VIII  • C.IX  • CLS.X Hanover: C.I  • CL.II  • CL.III  • C.IV  • CL.V Junkers: CL.I LFG/Roland: C.I  • C.II  • C.III  • C.V  • C.VIII LVG: C.I  • C.II  • C.III  • C.IV  • C.V  • C.VI  • C.VIII OAW: C.I  • C.II Otto: C.I  • C.II Pfalz: C.I Rumpler: C.I  • C.III  • C.IV  • C.V  • C.VI  • C.VII  • C.VIII  • C.IX  • C.X Sablatnig: C.I  • C.II  • C.III Schütte-Lanz: C.I Zeppelin-Friedrichshafen: C.I  • C.II Zeppelin-Lindau: C.I  • C.II CLS- Albatros: CLS.I Halberstadt: CLS.I  • CLS.II see also in main sequence above Junkers: CLS.I CS- Zeppelin-Lindau: CS.I

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