AEG PE explained

PE
Type:Ground-attack aircraft
Manufacturer:AEG[1]
First Flight:March 1918
Number Built:1
Variants:AEG DJ.I

The AEG PE (Panzer Einsitzer – "armoured one-seater") was a triplane ground-attack aircraft of World War I, 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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gray, Peter . German Aircraft of the First World War . Thetford . Owen . Putnam . 1962 . 0-370-00103-6 . 1st . London . 246 . A.E.G. P.E. . 63025508 . https://archive.org/details/germanaircraftof0000unse/page/246.