what is it?
The AEG G.IV was a biplane bomber aircraft designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft. It saw action during the First World War with the Luftstreitkräfte (Imperial German Army Air Service). The G.IV was developed from the AEG G.III, featuring various refinements to power, bomb-load, and dimensions; specifically, it featured double the bomb capacity of the AEG G.II. Introduced to service during late 1916, the G.IV managed to achieve some operational success in both reconnaissance and direct combat missions.
How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · biplane · 18.4 m wingspan
base stats
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 110 years ago, in 1916.
- Wingspan of 18.4 m: about 4 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
- 1916
- introduced
- 1916
- retired
- 1918
- status
- retired
- number built
- 216
- role
- bomber aircraft
- makers
- AEG
- engines
- 2× Mercedes D.IVa
- crew
- 3
- length
- 9.7 m
- wingspan
- 18.4 m
- height
- 3.9 m
- max take-off weight
- 3,630 kg
- top speed
- 165 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 4,500 m
- wings
- biplane
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q256445, Wikipedia: AEG G.IV (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.