AGO C.I

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C.I
AGO C.I of German Naval Air Service.
Type	Reconnaissance
Manufacturer	AGO Flugzeugwerke
Designed by	A. Haefeli
Introduced	June 1915
Primary user	Germany

The AGO C.I was a German reconnaissance biplane of World War I of pod-and-boom configuration. The crew and pusher powerplant 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.

A single example was fitted with floats for coastal patrol duties for the German Navy (designation C.I-W).

Contents 1 Operators 2 Specifications 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Operators

•  German Empire

[edit] Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: two, pilot and observer
• Length: 9.0 m (29 ft 6 in)
• Wingspan: 15.0 m (49 ft 2 in)
• Wing area: 41.5 m² (447 ft²)
• Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.III, 117 kW (158 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 140 km/h (90 mph)
• Range: 480 km (300 miles)
• Service ceiling: 4,800 m (16,000 ft)

Armament

• 1 × 7.92 mm Parabellum machine gun

[edit] References

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 39. 
• Das Virtuelle Luftfahrtmuseum

[edit] See also

Comparable aircraft Airco DH.6 - Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2

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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