The AEG C.V was a prototype two-seat biplane reconnaissance aircraft built by the (AEG) during the First World War for the Imperial German Army's () Imperial German Air Service (). Designed to use a more powerful engine than previous AEG C-class reconnaissance aircraft, the aircraft proved inferior to competing prototypes using the same engine and further development was cancelled.
Development When the water-cooled Mercedes D.IV straight-eight piston engine became available in December 1915 the Inspectorate of Flying Troops ( () ordered prototype reconnaissance aircraft from AEG, Albatros and LVG. AEG designed the C.V roughly in parallel with the C.IV that used the Mercedes D.III straight-six engine and the two aircraft shared many features including the armament of one forward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine gun and a Parabellum MG 14 machine gun of the same caliber on a flexible mount for the observer.Herris, p. 43
The only prototype was completed in February 1916 and its performance was only slightly better than the C.IV despite its advantage of an additional ; it was marginally faster with a slightly greater rate of climb. No documentation survives regarding its flight testing by , but it was not selected for production, unlike the other two competitors. Presumably they had better performance or flying qualities than the C.V.Herris, pp. 16–17, 43
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