AEG DJ.I

AEG DJ.I
Role	Armoured ground attack
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	AEG[1]
First flight	September 1918[1]

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 (110 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

See also

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of Germany
  

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 00103 6. 

Further reading

• 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