AEG Wagner Eule

AEG Wagner Eule "Owl"
Role
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft
Designer	Ing Wagner
First flight	1915
Primary user	Luftstreitkräfte
Number built	2

The AEG Wagner Eule was a German reconnaissance aircraft built in 1914 by Allgemeine Electricitäts Gesellschaft.

Development

The Eule (English: Owl) was one of a series of aircraft developed by the German electrical company AEG. The single engine two seat aircraft was built of oak wood with fabric covering. The first prototype was built with a Gnome rotary engine which caught fire during tests.^[1] The second was equipped with engine was from a Ford Model T.^[2]

Operators

German Empire

Luftstreitkräfte

Survivors

One example is displayed in unrestored condition at the Narodowe Museum Lotnictwa in Krakow, Poland. It was transferred to Deutsche Luftfahrt Sammlung prior to World War II. It was moved to Poland to protect it from Allied bombings.^[3]

Specifications AEG Wagner Eule

General characteristics

Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Rotary

Performance

Related development

AEG C.I - AEG C.II - AEG C.III - AEG C.IV - AEG C.V

Notes

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↑ "AEG Owl". Retrieved 3 Jan 2011.
↑ a guide to the monuments of Polish Aviation Museum.
↑ P.W. Cohausz. Deutsche Flugzeuge.

Aircraft produced by AEG

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

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