AEG G.I

what is it?

The AEG G.I (factory designation GZ1) was a prototype twin-engined German biplane built by the Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) during the First World War for the Imperial German Army's (Deutsches Heer) Imperial German Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte). The first prototype was designated as the K.I. Flight testing showed that it performed well enough to justify a second, more heavily armed, prototype designated as the G.I for testing under combat conditions.

base stats

• speed 125 km/htop speed
• size 1,610 kgmax take-off weight
• built 10made in total

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 111 years ago, in 1915.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1915

number built

10

role

bomber

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

AEG

engines

2× Mercedes D.I

crew

3

length

8.7 m

max take-off weight

1,610 kg

top speed

125 km/h

range

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