Engineering:AGO C.I

C.I
Forward oblique view of the AGO C.I
Role	Reconnaissance
Manufacturer	AGO Flugzeugwerke
Designer	August Häfeli
Introduction	June 1915
Primary user	Germany
Number built	64
Variants	AGO C.II

The AGO C.I was a First World War German pusher reconnaissance biplane that used a pod-and-boom configuration.

Development

The crew and pusher engine shared a central nacelle, and the twin booms carried the tail and the four-wheeled landing gear. The observer sat at the nose and was armed with a machine-gun.

A single example was fitted with floats for coastal patrol duties for the Imperial German Navy (designation C.I-W).

Operators

German Empire

• Luftstreitkrafte
• Kaiserliche Marine

Specifications

AGO C.I

General characteristics

• Crew: two, pilot and observer
• Length: 9.0 m (29 ft 6 in)
• Wingspan: 15.0 m (49 ft 2 in)
• Wing area: 41.5 m² (447 sq ft)
• Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.III , 117 kW (158 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 140 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
• Range: 480 km (300 mi, 260 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 4,800 m (16,000 ft)

Armament

• 1 × 7.92 mm Parabellum machine gun

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• Farman F.40
• Gotha WD.3
• Häfeli DH-1
• Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2
• Voisin V

References

Bibliography

• Grosz, Peter M. (1999). Ago C.I. Windsock Datafile No. 75. Albatros Productions. ISBN 978-1902207162. 
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 39. 
• "Das Virtuelle Luftfahrtmuseum". http://www.luftfahrtmuseum.com.