AGO C.VIII

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C.VIII
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AGO C.VIII with 2-bay struts
General information
TypeReconnaissance
Manufacturer AGO Flugzeugwerke
Statusprototype only
Number built2
History
First flight1917

The AGO C.VIII was a German reconnaissance aircraft built by AGO Flugzeugwerke during World War I.

Contents

Design

The C.VIII was a derivative of the AGO C.IV with a Mercedes D.IVa. Only a single prototype was built. [1]

Specifications

Data from German Aircraft of the First World War [2] [3]

General characteristics

PerformanceArmament

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References

  1. Herris, J., 2019. Otto, AGO, and BFW Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Aeronaut Books, pp. 201-202.
  2. Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam & Company Ltd. pp.  13–16. ISBN   0-370-00103-6.
  3. "Ago C.viii".

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