AEG C.IV
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The AEG C.IV was a two-seat biplane reconnaissance aircraft based on the C.II but featuring a larger wingspan. Also, the AEG C.IV was used as a bomber escort. This was easily the most successful of AEG's World War I B- and C-type reconnaissance aircraft, with some 400 being built and remaining in service right up to the end of the war.
A variant, the C.IV.N was designed specifically as a night bomber, with a Benz Bz.III engine, the type proved successful in this role as well.
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[edit] Specifications (AEG C.IV)
[edit] General characteristics
- Crew: two, pilot and observer
- Length: 7.16 m (23 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 13.46 m (44 ft 2 in)
- Height: 3..35 m (11 ft)
- Wing area: 39 m² (420 ft²)
- Empty: 802 kg (1,764 lb)
- Loaded: 1120 kg ( 2469lb)
- Powerplant: 1x Mercedes D.III, 119 kW (160 hp) Water cooled in-line engine
[edit] Performance
- Maximum speed: 158 km/h (99 mph)
- Range: 450 km (280 miles)
- Endurance: Three hours
- Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
- Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
- Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
- Power/Mass: kW/kg ( hp/lb)
[edit] Armament
- 1x forward-firing 7.92mm LMG 08/15 machine gun
- 1x 7.92 mm Parabellum machine gun in ring mount for observer
- Bomb load up to 100kb (220lb)
[edit] Related content
Related development: AEG C.II - AEG J.I
Comparable aircraft:
Designation sequence: AEG C.I - AEG C.II - AEG C.III - AEG C.IV - AEG C.V - AEG C.VI - AEG C.VII
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