The AEG R.I was a four-engined biplane bomber aircraft of World War I. It was unusual for a multi_engined aircraft in that rather than mounting propellers directly to the engines and mounting these in nacelles, the R.I carried all its engines within the fuselage and turned its propellers via a system of driveshafts. A single prototype was completed and flew in 1916 but crashed, killing all seven crew on board. A second example remained unfinished at the end of the war.

Specifications (AEG R.I)

General Characteristics

• Crew:
• Length: 19.50 m (63 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: 36.00 m (118 ft 1 in)
• Height: m ( ft)
• Wing area: m² ( ft²)
• Empty: 9,000 kg (19,845 lb)
• Loaded: 12,500 kg (28,003 lb)
• Maximum takeoff: kg ( lb)
• Powerplant: 4x Mercedes D.IVa, 194 kW (260 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: km/h ( mph)
• Range: km ( miles)
• Service ceiling: m ( ft)
• Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
• Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
• Power/Mass: kW/kg ( hp/lb)

Armament

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