LVG E.I

Infobox Aircraft
name = LVG E.I
type = Fighter
manufacturer = LVG(Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft)


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designer = Franz Schneider
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number built =1
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The LVG E.I was a German two-seat monoplane of World War I. The E.I was unusual for its time in that it featured ailerons as opposed to the more traditional wing warping. The only prototype was destroyed on its way to the front for testing in 1915, as such very little data is known about the E.I.

List of operators

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Specifications

aircraft specifications

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jet or prop?=prop
crew=Two
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engine (prop)=Mercedes D.II
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number of props=1
power main=89 kW
power alt=120 hp
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guns=1 x front mounted synchronised machine gun, 1 x rear mounted machine gun

Bibliography

* William Green and Gordon Swanborough. "The Complete Book of Fighters". Colour Library Direct, Godalming, UK: 1994. ISBN 1-85833-777-1.