Engineering:AEG B.I

B.I
General information
Manufacturer	AEG
History
Introduction date	1914
First flight	1914

The AEG B.I was a German two-seat biplane unarmed reconnaissance aircraft produced in very small numbers in 1914. It formed the basis for the more successful B- and C-type aircraft from AEG.

Operators

• German Empire
  • Luftstreitkräfte

Specifications (AEG B.I)

AEG B.I

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
• Wingspan: 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
• Wing area: 44 m² (470 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 650 kg (1,433 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 1,040 kg (2,293 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.I 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 74.5 kW (99.9 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 100 km/h (62 mph, 54 kn)
• Service ceiling: 2,500 m (8,200 ft)
• Wing loading: 24 kg/m² (4.9 lb/sq ft)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• AEG B.II
• AEG B.III

Bibliography

• Herris, Jack (2015). A.E.G. Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. 16. n. p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-28-5. 

External links

• AEG B.I at the Virtual Aviation Museum

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