AEG B.I

what is it?

The AEG B.I was a German two-seat biplane unarmed reconnaissance aircraft produced in very small numbers in 1914.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · tail-skid gear · 14.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 100 km/htop speed
• size 1,040 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 112 years ago, in 1914.
• 🚗Wingspan of 14.5 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1914

introduced

1914

number built

—

role

reconnaissance aircraft

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

AEG

engines

1× Mercedes D.I

crew

2

length

10.5 m

wingspan

14.5 m

max take-off weight

1,040 kg

top speed

100 km/h

range

—

ceiling

2,500 m

wings

biplane

landing gear

tail-skid gear

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.