Engineering:AEG C.V

AEG C.V
Role	Reconnaissance
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	AEG
First flight	February 1916
Number built	1
Developed from	AEG C.IV

The AEG C.V was a prototype two-seat biplane reconnaissance aircraft of World War I. Designed to use a more powerful engine than previous AEG C-class reconnaissance aircraft, results were disappointing enough that further development was cancelled.

Specifications (AEG C.V)

Data from German Aircraft of the First World War

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: 13.2 m (43 ft 4 in)
• Wing area: 41.5 m² (447 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 900 kg (1,984 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,432 kg (3,157 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.IV 8-cyl water-cooled in-line piston engine, 164 kW (220 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
• Rate of climb: 3.3 m/s (650 ft/min)
• Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 5 min

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

See also

Related development

• AEG C.IV

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• Albatros C.V

Further reading

• Kroschel, Günter; Stützer, Helmut: Die deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910-18, Wilhelmshaven 1977
• Munson, Kenneth: Bomber 1914–19, Zürich 1968, Nr. 20
• Nowarra, Heinz: Die Entwicklung der Flugzeuge 1914-18, München 1959
• Sharpe, Michael: Doppeldecker, Dreifachdecker & Wasserflugzeuge, Gondrom, Bindlach 2001, ISBN:3-8112-1872-7