The AEG PE (''Panzer Einsitzer'' – "armoured one-seater") was a
triplane
A triplane is a fixed-wing aircraft equipped with three vertically stacked wing planes. Tailplanes and canard foreplanes are not normally included in this count, although they occasionally are.
Design principles
The triplane arrangement may ...
ground-attack aircraft
An attack aircraft, strike aircraft, or attack bomber is a tactical military aircraft that has a primary role of carrying out airstrikes with greater precision than bombers, and is prepared to encounter strong low-level air defenses while pres ...
of
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
, one of the first aircraft designed from the outset for that role. The ''
Idflieg'' rejected it on the grounds that its poor maneuverability made it too vulnerable to enemy fighters.
Specifications (AEG PE)
See also
References
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PE
Single-engined tractor aircraft
1910s German attack aircraft
Triplanes
Aircraft first flown in 1918