AEG G.III

G.III

Role	Bomber Type of aircraft
National origin	German Empire
Manufacturer	AEG
Introduction	December 1915^[1]
Primary user	Luftstreitkräfte
Developed from	AEG G.II

The AEG G.III was a German biplane bomber aircraft of World War I developed from the G.II. Like its predecessor, it was only built in small numbers and saw limited operational use, mainly far from the main fronts of the war.^[1]

Operators

German Empire

Luftstreitkräfte

Specifications (AEG G.III)

Data from German Aircraft of the First World War ^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 3 or 4
Length: 9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 18.44 m (60 ft 6 in)
Height: 3.9 m (12 ft 9.5 in)
Wing area: 67 m² (720 sq ft)
Empty weight: 1,940 kg (4,276 lb)
Gross weight: 3,015 kg (6,646 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 3,008 kg (6,633 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Mercedes D.IV 8-cylinder water-cooled inline piston engine, 164 kW (220 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 158 km/h (98 mph, 85 kn)
Range: 700 km (434 mi, 377 nmi)
Service ceiling: 3,500 m (11,500 ft)
Rate of climb: 2.8 m/s (550 ft/min)
Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 6 min

Armament

Guns: 2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) machine guns
Bombs: 300 kg (660 lb) of bombs

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-00103-6.

Taylor, John W. R., and Jean Alexander. "Combat Aircraft of the World" New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 68-25459 (Pg.134-135)

Kroschel, Günter; Stützer, Helmut: Die deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910-18, Wilhelmshaven 1977
Munson, Kenneth: Bomber 1914–19, Zürich 1968, Nr. 20
Nowarra, Heinz: Die Entwicklung der Flugzeuge 1914-18, München 1959
Sharpe, Michael: Doppeldecker, Dreifachdecker & Wasserflugzeuge, Gondrom, Bindlach 2001, ISBN 3-8112-1872-7

Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) aircraft

Company designations:

Idflieg designations:

Other:

Idflieg G, GL, K, L and N-class bomber designations

G- class

AEG	G.I G.II G.III G.IV G.V
Albatros	G.I G.II G.III G.IV
Daimler	G.I G.II
Friedrichshafen	G.I G.II G.III G.IV G.V G.VI
Gotha	G.I G.II G.III G.IV G.V G.VI G.VII G.VIII G.IX G.X
Halberstadt	G.I
LFG	G.I
LVG	G.I G.II G.III
Rumpler	G.I G.II G.III
Schütte-Lanz	G.I
Siemens-Schuckert	G.I G.II G.III
Union	G.I

GL- class

Gotha	GL.VII GL.VIII

K- class

AEG	K.I
Fokker	K.I

L- class

Siemens-Schuckert	L.I

N- class

AEG	N.I
Albatros	N.I
BFW	N.I
Friedrichshafen	N.I
Sablatnig	N.I

G = Grossflugzeuge (large airplane), GL = Grossflugzeuge Leicht (light large airplane)

K = Kampfflugzeug (battleplane), renamed as G-class, L = bomber midway between K/G and R-classes

N = Nacht (night)

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Reconnaissance	AEG B.I AEG B.II AEG B.III AEG C.I AEG C.II AEG C.III AEG C.IV AEG C.V AEG C.VI AEG C.VII AEG C.VIII AGO C.I AGO C.II AGO C.III AGO C.IV AGO C.VII AGO C.VIII Albatros B.I Albatros B.II Albatros C.I Albatros C.III Albatros C.V Albatros C.VII Albatros C.IX Albatros C.X Albatros C.XII Aviatik B.I Aviatik B.II Aviatik C.I Aviatik C.VI DFW C.V LFG Roland C.II LVG B.I LVG C.II Rumpler C.I Rumpler C.IV Rumpler Taube
Trainers	Euler D.I
Prototypes	Albatros C.II Fokker V.1 Fokker V.2 Junkers J 1 Junkers J 2 Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.I