AEG C.VI

The AEG C.VI was a prototype two-seat biplane reconnaissance aircraft of World War I. It was developed in 1916 from the AEG C.IV, but did not enter production.

C.VI
Role Reconnaissance aircraft
National origin  German Empire
Manufacturer AEG
Primary user Luftstreitkräfte
Developed from AEG C.IV

Specifications (AEG C.VI)

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General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 7.16 m (23 ft 6 in)
  • Wingspan: 13.467 m (44 ft 2 in)
  • Height: 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)
  • Wing area: 39 m2 (420 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 802 kg (1,768 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,120 kg (2,469 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IV 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 150 kW (200 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance Armament

  • Guns: 1 × forward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine gun + 1 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) Parabellum MG14 machine gun in ring mount for observer

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