Aerowerke Gustav Otto (AGO) - German Empire
Manufacturer(s)
German Empire
Operators
1915
Service Year
Imperial Germany
National Origin
Retired
Project Status
2
Crew
15
Units
INTELLIGENCE-SURVEILLANCE-RECONNAISSANCE
Surveil ground targets / target areas to assess environmental threat levels, enemy strength, or enemy movement.
32.3 ft
(9.84 meters)
Length
47.6 ft
(14.50 meters)
Width/Span
10.4 ft
(3.17 meters)
Height
2,998 lb
(1,360 kilograms)
Empty Weight
4,290 lb
(1,946 kilograms)
Maximum Take-Off Weight
+1,292 lb
(+586 kg)
Weight Difference
biplane / over-under / straight
Mainplane Arrangement
Biplane
Design utilizes a dual-plane wing arrangement in which one mainplane member is seated above the other; biplanes enhance agility at the expense of added drag.
Over-Under
Dual mainplane configuration seating the members in an over-under fashion and poisitoned at different points along the fuselage.
Straight
The planform involves use of basic, straight mainplane members.
1 x Mercedes D.IV 6-cylinder liquid-cooled inline engine developing 217 horsepower while driving two-bladed wooden propeller in pusher configuration.
Propulsion
80 mph
(128 kph | 69 knots)
Max Speed
14,764 ft
(4,500 m | 3 miles)
Ceiling
360 miles
(580 km | 313 nm)
Range
MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030
OPTIONAL:
1 x 7.92 Parabellum machine gun in forward cockpit.
Values are derrived from a variety of categories related to the design, overall function, and historical influence of this aircraft in aviation history.
The overall rating takes into account over 60 individual factors related to this aircraft entry.
Rating is out of a possible 100 points.
This entry's maximum listed speed (80mph).
Graph average of 75 miles-per-hour.
Operational range when compared to distances between major cities (in KM).
Max Altitude Visualization
The three qualities reflected above are altitude, speed, and range.
Showcasing era cross-over of this aircraft design.
Compared against Ilyushin IL-2 (military) and Cessna 172 (civilian).
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