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| Series of twin-boom reconnaissance biplanes, each armed with one machine-gun in the nose. C.I and C.II land-planes had a four-wheel landing gear under the central crew nacelle and a tailskid under each boom. Power was provided by a 160hp Mercedes D.III and 150hp Benz III or 220hp Benz Bz.IV pusher engine respectively. The similarly powered C.I-W (one built) and C.II-W (two built) twin-float seaplane versions were operated by the German Navy in a coastal reconnaissance and defence role. C.Is and C.IIs became operational over the Western Front in the latter half of 1915.
| MODEL | C.II |
| CREW | 2 |
| ENGINE | 1 x 220hp Benz Bz.IV 6-cylinder inline engine |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 1946 kg | 4290 lb |
| Empty weight | 1360 kg | 2998 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 14.50 m | 48 ft 7 in |
| Length | 9.84 m | 32 ft 3 in |
| Height | 3.18 m | 10 ft 5 in |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 135 km/h | 84 mph |
| Ceiling | 4500 m | 14750 ft |
| Range | 580 km | 360 miles |
| ARMAMENT | one machine-gun, bombs |
| Anonymous, 16.05.2020 23:56 Boom Boom reply | | Uwe Solbach, e-mail, 27.01.2015 16:30 my grandfather died in an AGO C II plane on May 3rd 1916.
He crashed from a height of 100 meters while testing the
plane on air base Berlin-Johannisthal.
My grandfather was chief pilot for AGO plane manufactory.
He got his licence on April 8th,1914 on a Jeannin single
decker. Accdg. to experts the AGO C II was very difficult
to handle. reply | | Terrence Murphy, e-mail, 25.02.2014 16:07 The only confusion I have is that I've seen pictures of these aircraft with and without nosewheels. So I'm not really sure if I'm looking a C.I, II, or III? reply | | Armydicked, e-mail, 30.10.2012 02:56 And to think I though TWIN BOOM Designs were a 1930s invention. It kind of reminds me of the recon aircraft we used in VIETNAM---the little twin boom one? OEM 01 Bronco?
The C.11 would have been awesome in a ground attack role, the twin booms providing better stability and I would assume they would absorb ground fire better. I'm suprised they got rid of it as soon as they did (only one year operation). I never seen one before until now!!! reply |
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| | Rafa, e-mail, 25.05.2011 22:26 It's a very interesting airplane. reply |
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