The Ago pursuit-type flying boat was an Austrian biplane that the Italians captured a number of. It was distinguished by a radically different type of construction in that the usual interplane struts were replaced by a spider-shaped member composed of steel tubes.
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Engine: six-cylinder Warskalowski motor rated at 218 h.p.
Wingspan: 26.2 feet
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Specifications from “Practical Aviation,†by Charles Hayward, 1919
Planes
The upper plane has a span of 8 meters, or 26.24 feet, while that of the lower plane is 7.38 meters; the chord of both planes is 1.5 meters and the gap is 1.65 meters. Instead of the usual wing panels formed by interplane struts, each half of the wing construction is supported by the steel construction already mentioned, the tubes being streamlined with wood fairing of almost paper thinness. The ailerons on the upper plane are 1.40 meters long by 0.40 meter wide.
Tail Unit
With the exception of the use of laminated wood for the vertical tail fin, through which the control cables for the rudder and the elevators run, the design of the empennage (tail unit) is conventional. Steel tubing is employed for bracing the elevators and the rudder, and the former are placed well up on the rudder to keep them out of the water.
Power Plant
The power plant consists of a six-cylinder vertical water-cooled Warskalowski motor rated at 218 h.p. It is supported close to the upper plane on a steel tube construction and drives a propeller 2.72 meters, or 8.92 feet, in diameter located at the rear, as the machine is a pusher type biplane. The pitch of the propeller is 2.25 meters, or 7.38 feet. The motor weighs 314 kilos, or 691 pounds, and develops its rated power at 1400 r.p.m. In addition to its ignition magnetos, it is equipped with the usual small starting magneto characteristic of the large German and Austrian engines.
Hull
The hull measures 6.5 meters in length with a mum width of one meter, the step being located 3.45 meters from the bow, at which point the hull is 0.95 meter wide, the height o the step being 0.16 meter. The wing floats are spaced 5 meters apart and are attached to the lower plane by means of one forward and two rear struts braced by cross wires. Both the hull and the wing floats are of good streamline form.