AEG C.V

Development

When the water-cooled 220 hp Mercedes D.IV straight-eight piston engine became available in December 1915 the Inspectorate of Flying Troops (Inspektion der Fliegertruppen (Idflieg) ordered prototype reconnaissance aircraft from AEG, Albatros and LVG. AEG designed the C.V roughly in parallel with the C.IV that used the Mercedes D.III straight-six engine and the two aircraft shared many features including the armament of one forward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine gun and a Parabellum MG 14 machine gun of the same caliber on a flexible mount for the observer.

The only prototype was completed in February 1916 and its performance was only slightly better than the C.IV despite its advantage of an additional 60 hp; it was marginally faster with a slightly greater rate of climb. No documentation survives regarding its flight testing by Idflieg, but it was not selected for production, unlike the other two competitors. Presumably they had better performance or flying qualities than the C.V.

Specifications

|prime units?=met

General characteristics

|max takeoff weight kg= |max takeoff weight lb= |max takeoff weight note= Powerplant

Performance

|never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |minimum control speed kmh= |minimum control speed mph= |minimum control speed kts= |minimum control speed note= |wing loading kg/m2= |wing loading lb/sqft=

|power/mass= |thrust/weight=

Armament

• 1 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) Parabellum MG 14 machine gun in ring mount for observer

References

Bibliography

References

1. Herris, p. 43
2. Herris, pp. 16–17, 43
3. Gray & Thetford, p. 235
4. Herris, p. 17