AGO C.I

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.^[1]

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

Citations

1. van Wyngarden, G (2006). Early German Aces of World War I, Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84176-997-5

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. p. 39.
• "Das Virtuelle Luftfahrtmuseum".