AEG B.I

The AEG B. (factory designation Z.3 ) from 1913 and BI 1914 were German multi-purpose aircraft at the beginning of the First World War. They were designed as dreistielige biplane with inline engine.

The aircraft with the civil work Designation AEG Z6 assigned by the inspection of the Air Force with the military designation AEG BI to B- planes, so was the German Air Force in 1914 as a two-seat unarmed school and reconnaissance aircraft.

The structure consisted mainly of welded tubular steel, and the fabric-covered wings each consisting of two tubular steel uprights with intermediate wooden frames.

To protect against " head stands " in unsuccessful landings was in height of the engine an activated via the tail spur nose wheel. Regarding the placement of the engine, the developers had shown little skill, for he stood pretty far beyond the hull and was therefore not very aerodynamic, also the two large coolers - one on each side of the fuselage - restricted the aerodynamics.

The BI was later AEG B. III ( Z10 ) replaced and henceforth used as a training aircraft by the end of 1914 the AEG B. II ( Z9 ) and.

Specifications AEG B and B.I

Series of the manufacturer: AEG BI - AEG B. II - AEG B. III