The AEG G.III was a German biplane bomber aircraft of World War I developed from the G.II. Like its predecessor, it was only built in small numbers and saw limited operational use, mainly far from the main fronts of the war.^[1]

 German Empire

• Luftstreitkräfte

Data from German Aircraft of the First World War ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 3 or 4
• Length: 9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)
• Wingspan: 18.44 m (60 ft 6 in)
• Height: 3.9 m (12 ft 9.5 in)
• Wing area: 67 m² (720 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 1,940 kg (4,276 lb)
• Gross weight: 3,015 kg (6,646 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 3,008 kg (6,633 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Mercedes D.IV 8-cylinder water-cooled inline piston engine, 164 kW (220 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 158 km/h (98 mph, 85 kn)
• Range: 700 km (434 mi, 377 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 3,500 m (11,500 ft)
• Rate of climb: 2.8 m/s (550 ft/min)
• Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 6 min

Armament

• Guns: 2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) machine guns
• Bombs: 300 kg (660 lb) of bombs

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Friedrichshafen G.II
• Friedrichshafen G.III
• Gotha G.II
• Gotha G.III
• Gotha G.IV