AEG C.II

The AEG C.II was a two-seat biplane reconnaissance aircraft ordered by the German Inspectorate of Flying Troops in late 1915 as a smaller, lighter and faster development of the C.I. It kept the 110 kilowatt Benz six-cylinder engine but cut the time to 1,000 metres from eleven minutes to eight and could carry four 10 kilogram bombs. The lightened structure failed repeated static load tests, so the first six were not delivered until April 1916, and the type was relegated to training and to AEG test work on aerodynamics and radiators.