what is it?
The AGO C.II was a German reconnaissance biplane of World War I. It was essentially a slightly redesigned version of the manufacturer's C.I design with a more powerful engine and 3-bay wings. Two examples were equipped with floats (designation C.II-W) and operated by the Imperial German Navy for coastal patrol.
How to recognise it: 1 engine · 14.5 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 111 years ago, in 1915.
- Wingspan of 14.5 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1915
- introduced
- 1915
- number built
- 15
- role
- reconnaissance
- makers
- AGO Flugzeugwerke
- engines
- 1× Benz Bz.IV
- length
- 9.8 m
- wingspan
- 14.5 m
- height
- 3.2 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,946 kg
- top speed
- 137 km/h
- range
- 580 km
- ceiling
- 4,500 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1734591, Wikipedia: AGO C.II (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.