The AGO C.IV was a German reconnaissance aircraft of World War I. A departure from the manufacturer's pod-and-boom designs, it featured a traditional biplane layout with gradually tapering wings. Large orders were placed with AGO and two other manufacturers building under licence, but less than 100 were actually delivered.[1] Although fast and well-armed, the C.IV proved unstable in the air and was disliked by aircrews.[1]The early production version had a comma shaped rudder with unstrutted ailerons whilst later aircraft had a modified, curved rudder with strut braced double ailerons and additional strut bracing.
Operators[]
- Estonia
- Estonian Air Force[2]
- German Empire
- Luftstreitkräfte
Specifications[]
Data from German Aircraft of the First World War[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in)
- Wingspan: 11.9 m (39 ft 1 in)
- Height: 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 37.5 m2 (404 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 900 kg (1,984 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,350 kg (2,976 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IV 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 160 kW (220 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 190 km/h (118 mph; 103 kn)
- Endurance: 4 hours
- Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,045 ft)
- Time to altitude: 3,000 m (9,843 ft) in 22 minutes
Armament
- Guns:
- 1 x fixed forward firing MG 08 "Spandau" machine gun fired by the pilot
- 1 x Parabellum MG 14 machine gun aimed by the Observer.
References[]
- ^ :a b c d e 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.
- ^ Gerdessen 1982, p.76
Bibliography[]
- Gerdessen, F. "Estonian Air Power 1918 - 1945". Air Enthusiast No 18, April - July 1982. Pages 61–76. ISSN 0143-5450.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 40.
- Airwar.ru
- 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.