AEG C.VIII

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C.VIII
Role	Reconnaissance aircraft
National origin	German Empire
Manufacturer	AEG
First flight	October 1917
Primary user	Luftstreitkräfte
Number built	2
Developed from	AEG C.IV

The AEG C.VIII was a prototype two-seat reconnaissance aircraft of World War I^[1] . Two examples were built, based on the successful C.IV design, one of biplane configuration, the other a triplane (the latter sometimes referred to as the C.VIII.Dr). Neither version offered enough of an improvement on the C.IV to make mass production worthwhile.

1 Variants
2 Specifications (AEG C.VIII)
3 See also
4 References

Variants

C.VIII - Biplane prototype two seater fighter/reconnaissance aircraft.
C.VIII Dr - Triplane version of C.VIII, no improvement in climb and speed reduced to 165 km/hr (103.12 mph)

Specifications (AEG C.VIII)

Data from German Aircraft of the First World War ^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: Two
Length: 6.9 m (22 ft 7¾ in)
Wingspan: 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)
Height: ()
Empty weight: 800 kg (1,760 lb)
Loaded weight: 1,160 kg (2,552 lb)
Powerplant: 1× Mercedes D.III six-cylinder water cooled inline engine, 119 kW (160 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 170 km/h (92 kn, 106 mph)
Rate of climb: 4.386 (863.38)
Power/mass: 0.10 kW/kg (0.063 hp/lb)

References

^ ^a ^b Gray and Thetford 1962, p.238.

Gray, Peter and Thetford, Owen. German Aircraft of the First World War. London:Putnam, 1970 2nd. Ed..

v • d • e Idflieg C-, CL-, CS-, and CLS-class aircraft designations

C- and CL-	AEG: C.I • C.II • C.III • C.IV • C.V • C.VI • C.VII • C.VIII AGO: C.I • C.II • C.III • C.IV • C.VII • C.VII Albatros: C.I • C.II • C.III • C.IV • C.V • C.VI • C.VII • C.VIII • C.IX • C.X • C.XI • C.XII • C.XIII • C.XIV • C.XV Aviatik: C.I • C.II • C.III • C.V • C.VI • C.VIII • C.IX BFW: CL.I • CL.II • CL.III • CL.IV DFW: C.I • C.II • C.III • C.IV • C.V • C.VI Fokker: C.I Friedrichshafen: C.I Germania: C.I • C.II • C.IV Halberstadt: C.I • CL.II • C.III • CL.IV • C.V • C.VII • C.VIII • C.IX • CLS.X Hannover: C.I • CL.II • CL.III • CL.IV • CL.V Junkers: CL.I LFG/Roland: C.I • C.II • C.III • C.V • C.VIII LVG: C.I • C.II • C.III • C.IV • C.V • C.VI • C.VIII OAW: C.I • C.II Otto: C.I • C.II Pfalz: C.I Rumpler: C.I • C.III • C.IV • C.V • C.VI • C.VII • C.VIII • C.IX • C.X Sablatnig: C.I • C.II • C.III Schütte-Lanz: C.I Zeppelin-Friedrichshafen: C.I • C.II Zeppelin-Lindau: C.I • C.II

CLS-	Albatros: CLS.I Halberstadt: CLS.I • CLS.II see also in main sequence above Junkers: CLS.I

CS-	Zeppelin-Lindau: CS.I

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