The AEG C.IV was a two-seat biplane reconnaissance aircraft based on the C.II but featuring a larger wingspan. This was easily the most successful of AEG's World War I B- and C-type reconnaissance aircraft, with some 400 being built and remaining in service right up to the end of the war.

A variant, the C.IV.N was designed specifically as a night bomber, with a Benz Bz.III engine, the type proved successful in this role as well.

Specifications (AEG C.IV)

General Characteristics

• Crew: two, pilot and observer
• Length: 7.16 m (23 ft 6 in)
• Wingspan: 13.46 m (44 ft 2 in)
• Height: 3..35 m (11 ft)
• Wing area: 39 m² (420 ft²)
• Empty: 802 kg (1,764 lb)
• Loaded: kg ( kg)
• Maximum takeoff: 1,120 kg (2,464 lb)
• Powerplant: 1x Mercedes D.III, 118 kW (160 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 158 km/h (99 mph)
• Range: 450 km (280 miles)
• Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
• Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
• Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
• Power/Mass: kW/kg ( hp/lb)

Armament

• 1x forward-firing 7.92mm LMG 08/15 machine gun
• 1x 7.92 mm Parabellum machine gun in ring mount for observer

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Related development: AEG C.II - AEG J.I

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Designation sequence: AEG C.I - AEG C.II _ AEG C.III - AEG C.IV - AEG C.V - AEG C.VI - AEG C.VII