AEG N.I

N.I
AEG N.I airliner with Deutsche Luft Reederei
General information
Type	Night bomber and airliner
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	AEG (Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft)
Primary user	Luftstreitkräfte (Imperial German Army Air Service)
Number built	37
History
Introduction date	1917
First flight	September 1916
Retired	1918
Developed from	AEG C.IV

The AEG N.I was a German biplane night-bomber which saw limited action during World War I. A total of 37 were built. Several were used postwar as airliners.^[1]

Specifications

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

General characteristics

Length: 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Wingspan: 15.3 m (50 ft 2 in)
Height: 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
Empty weight: 880 kg (1,940 lb)
Gross weight: 1,400 kg (3,086 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Benz engine, 110 kW (150 hp) or 150 kW (200 hp), civil

Performance

Maximum speed: 143 km/h (89 mph, 77 kn)
Endurance: 4 hours
Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)

References

^ Herris 2012, pp. 3–4
^ Gray & Thetford 1970, p. 244

Bibliography

Herris, Jack (2012). Nachtflugzeug: German N-Types of WWI. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 3. n. p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-10-0.
Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). New York: Doubleday.

Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) aircraft
Company designations:	Z.1 Z.2 Z.3 Z.6 Z.9
Idflieg designations:	B.I B.II B.III C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIII D.I D.II D.III DJ.I Dr.I/F.1 G.I G.II G.III G.IV G.V J.I J.II N.I R.I
Other:	AEG helicopter PE Wagner Eule

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)

World War I aircraft of the Central Powers
Fighters	AEG D.I AEG Dr.I Albatros D.I Albatros D.II Albatros D.III Albatros D.V Aviatik D.I Aviatik C.VI Daimler L.6 Euler D.I Euler D.II Fokker D.I Fokker D.II Fokker D.III Fokker D.IV Fokker D.V Fokker D.VI Fokker D.VII Fokker D.VIII Fokker Dr.I Fokker E.I Fokker E.II Fokker E.III Fokker E.IV Fokker E.V Halberstadt D.II Hannover CL.II Hannover CL.III Hannover CL.IV Hannover CL.V Hansa-Brandenburg W.12 Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 Junkers D.I Kondor D.6 Kondor E.III Naglo D.II Pfalz D.III Pfalz D.XII Pfalz Dr.I Pfalz E.I Pfalz E.II Phönix D.I LFG Roland D.II LFG Roland D.VI Siemens-Schuckert D.I Siemens-Schuckert D.II Siemens-Schuckert D.III Siemens-Schuckert D.IV Zeppelin-Lindau D.I
Bombers and ground attack	AEG DJ.I AEG G.I AEG G.II AEG G.III AEG G.IV AEG G.V AEG J.I AEG J.II AEG R.I Friedrichshafen G.II Friedrichshafen G.III Gotha G.I Gotha G.II Gotha G.III Gotha G.IV Gotha G.V Gotha GL.VII Gotha G.IX Hannover CL.II Junkers CL.I Junkers J.I Rumpler G.I Rumpler G.II Rumpler G.III Siemens-Schuckert L.I Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.II Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.III Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.IV Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI
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