The AEG B.I was a German two-seat biplane unarmed reconnaissance aircraft produced in very small numbers in 1914. It formed the basis for the more successful B- and C-type aircraft from AEG.
== Operators == German Empire Luftstreitkräfte
Specifications (AEG B.I)
General characteristics
Crew: 2 Length: 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in) Wingspan: 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in) Wing area: 44 m2 (470 sq ft) Empty weight: 650 kg (1,433 lb) Max takeoff weight: 1,040 kg (2,293 lb) Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.I 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 74.5 kW (99.9 hp) Performance
Maximum speed: 100 km/h (62 mph, 54 kn) Service ceiling: 2,500 m (8,200 ft) Wing loading: 24 kg/m2 (4.9 lb/sq ft)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
AEG B.II AEG B.III
== Bibliography == Herris, Jack (2015). A.E.G. Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 16. n. p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-28-5.
External links
AEG B.I at the Virtual Aviation Museum