Engineering:AGO C.VIII
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| C.VIII | |
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| Ago C.VIII with 2-bay struts | |
| Role | Reconnaissance |
| Manufacturer | AGO Flugzeugwerke |
| First flight | 1917 |
| Status | prototype only |
| Number built | 2 |
The AGO C.VIII was a German reconnaissance aircraft built by AGO Flugzeugwerke during World War I.
Design
The C.VIII was a derivative of the AGO C.IV with a Mercedes D.IVa. Only a single prototype was built.[1]
Specifications
Data from German Aircraft of the First World War[2][3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 8.95 m (29 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 12.80 m (42 ft 0 in)
- Height: 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in)
- Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.IVa 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 190 kW (260 hp)
Performance
Armament
- Guns:
- 1x 7.92 mm Parabellum gun
- 1x Spandau machine gun
References
- ↑ Herris,J., 2019. Otto, AGO, and BFW Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Aeronaut Books, pp. 201-202.
- ↑ Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam & Company Ltd.. pp. 13–16. ISBN 0-370-00103-6. https://archive.org/details/germanaircraftfi00thet.
- ↑ "Ago C.viii". http://www.airwar.ru/enc/other1/agoc8.html.
Bibliography
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 40.
- Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam & Company Ltd.. pp. 13–16. ISBN 0-370-00103-6. https://archive.org/details/germanaircraftfi00thet.
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