The AEG D.I was a prototype single-seat biplane fighter built by AEG for the Imperial German Air Service in 1917. Designed in early 1917 around steel-tube construction, with a single spar of steel tubing in each single-bay wing and one I-strut per side, it was powered by a 120 kilowatt Mercedes D.IIIa inline piston engine and armed with two machine guns. The first prototype was completed in May 1917 and reached 225 kilometres per hour, making it the fastest German fighter of its day. Three prototypes were ordered, but two fatal crashes, one involving the ace Walter Höhndorf, led to cancellation.
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built by the Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) during the First World War
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for the Imperial German Army's (Deutsches Heer) Imperial German Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte)
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Development, first prototype
The first prototype was completed in May 1917.
Specifications, powerplant
Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.IIIa water-cooled, straight-six piston engine, 120 kW (160 hp)
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was a prototype biplane fighter
Specifications, performance
Maximum speed: 225 km/h (140 mph, 121 kn)
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 685 kg (1,510 lb)
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built by the Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) during the First World War
Lead, German aircraft
for the Imperial German Army's (Deutsches Heer) Imperial German Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte)
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prototype biplane fighter
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prototype biplane fighter
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