AEG Dr.I
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The AEG Dr.I was a prototype triplane fighter built by the {{lang|de|Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft}} (AEG) during the First World War for the Imperial German Army's ({{lang|de|Deutsches Heer}}) Imperial German Air Service ({{lang|de|Luftstreitkräfte}}) in 1917. It was derived from the D.I biplane. Only a single prototype was built and it was not chosen for production.
Development
German fighter pilots had been extremely impressed by the British Sopwith Triplane in early 1917 and the Inspectorate of Flying Troops ({{lang|de|Inspektion der Fliegertruppen}} ({{lang|de|Idflieg}}) responded by ordering triplanes from almost all of the German aircraft manufacturers in July after one had been captured intact. AEG modified the design of a D.I biplane with new wings and completed one prototype in October. Other than the triple wing it was a D.I, the aircraft had the same fuselage, engine and twin gun armament of its earlier brethren.
Specifications (AEG Dr.I)
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See also
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References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book|author1-last=Gray|author1-first=Peter|title=German Aircraft of the First World War|orig-year=1970|year=1987 |publisher=Putnam |location=London|isbn=0-85177-809-7|edition=2nd|author2-first=Owen|author2-last=Thetford|name-list-style=amp}}
- {{cite book |author1-last= Green|author1-first= William |author2-last=Swanborough|author2-first=Gordon |title= The Complete Book of Fighters: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Every Fighter Built and Flown |orig-year= 1994 |publisher= Salamander Books |location=London |isbn=1-84065-269-1|name-list-style=amp|year=2001 |edition=Revised and Updated}}
- {{cite book |last1=Herris |first1=Jack |title=A.E.G. Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes |date=2015 |publisher=Aeronaut Books |location=n. p. |isbn=978-1-935881-28-5|series=Great War Aviation Centennial Series|volume=16}}
External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20030115215402/http://www.luftfahrtmuseum.com/htmi/itf/aegdr1.htm AEG Dr. I] — The Virtual Aviation Museum
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