what is it?
The AEG N.I was a German biplane night-bomber which saw limited action during World War I. A total of 37 were built. Several were used postwar as airliners.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller 路 biplane 路 15.3 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 109 years ago, in 1917.
- Wingspan of 15.3 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
- 1917
- introduced
- 1917
- retired
- 1918
- status
- retired
- number built
- 100
- role
- night bomber and airliner
- origin
- German Empire
- makers
- AEG
- engines
- 1脳 Benz / Bz.III
- length
- 7.3 m
- wingspan
- 15.3 m
- height
- 3.3 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,400 kg
- top speed
- 143 km/h
- range
- 570 km
- ceiling
- 4,000 m
- wings
- biplane
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2819136, Wikipedia: AEG N.I (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.