The AEG DJ.I was a highly streamlined biplane ground attack aircraft of late World War I that was undergoing evaluation at the time of the Armistice.[1]
Design and development[]
The single seat attack biplane, which began evaluation in September 1918, carried a 7.92 mm (.312 in) "Spandau"-type machine guns and light bomb load. The design featured aluminium fuselage coverings, I-type interplane struts with no flying or landing wires, and protective armour.[1]
Specifications (AEG DJ.I)[]
Data from German Aircraft of the First World War[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 6.69 m (21 ft 11 in)
- Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
- Height: 3 m (9 ft 10 in)
- Empty weight: 1,185 kg (2,612 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,370 kg (3,020 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IIIb V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 145 kW (194 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 180 km/h (112 mph; 97 kn)
- Rate of climb: 4.167 m/s (820.3 ft/min)
- Time to altitude: 1,000m (3,281ft) in 4min
Armament
- Guns: * 2 × forward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) LMG 08/15 Spandau machine guns
- Bombs: Light bomb load
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References[]
Further reading[]
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- 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
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