A.E.G. DJ.I

This time we bring you a further development of the AEG armoured attack fighter.

Chasing the concept of a single-seat armoured ground-attack fighter, AEG begun to develop an aerodynamicaly advanced biplane at the same time they tested the AEG PE expecting this one, the DJ.I to be completed in July 1918. In the end, the test were still undergoing when the armistice reached.

Two prototypes were completed and both were powered by the 195hp Benz Bz IIIb engine. A third prototype was planned to be powered by a more powerful 240hp Maybach Mb IVa engine and all three of them were to be armed with twin forward-firing LMG 08/15 machine-guns and could hold up to four small bombs under the fuselage.
Another interesting feature is that, just like it's predecessor, the wings, provided by I section struts, lacked any flying wires and were dural-made and covered with fabric. The fuselage had some armour protection in the nose section, just to cover the engine, the fuel tank and the pilot, consisting in an alluminium sheet skinning.

Data taken from: 

• 1. The complete book of fighters 
• 2. Wikipedia