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Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI
The Zeppelin-Staaken R. VI was a four-engined German biplane strategic bomber of World War I and the only so-called Riesenflugzeug (giant aircraft) design built in any quantity. The R. VI was the most numerous of the R-bombers built by Germany and also among the earliest closed-cockpit military aircraft (the first being the Russian Sikorsky Ilya Muromets).
The Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI was a four-engined German biplane strategic
bomber of World War I, and the only so-called ''Riesenflugzeug''
("giant aircraft") design built in any quantity.1
utilized in WWI, the Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI was the pinnacle of
aviation technology in 1917. From Sept. 1917 until Aug. 1918 this type
R-plane dropped 27,190kg of bombs on Englands mainland.2
Made by Zeppelin-Staaken.
Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI is the predecessor of the Zeppelin-Staaken R.VII.Zeppelin-Staaken R.XIV.Zeppelin-Staaken R.XV.Zeppelin-Staaken R.XVI.Zeppelin Staaken R.V.
Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI was the pinnacle of aviation technology in 1917.
From Sept. 1917 until Aug. 1918 this type R-plane dropped 27,190kg of
bombs on Englands mainland.3
Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI: Main Page, German Empire, Biplane, Strategic
Bomber, Hughes H-4 Hercules, Howard Hughes, B-29 Superfortress,
Ferdinand von Zeppelin by Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T.4
Height Main
629.9200000000001
Designer
Alexander Baumann (aeronautical engineer)
Length Alt
22.1 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
500 mi
Loaded Weight Main
26066.0
Height Alt
6.3 m
Type Of Prop
6
Endurance
36000.0
Successor
Zeppelin-Staaken R.VII
Zeppelin-Staaken R.XIV
Zeppelin-Staaken R.XV
Zeppelin-Staaken R.XVI
Zeppelin Staaken R.V
Max Speed Main
84.35 mph
See Also
Zeppelin-Staaken Riesenflugzeuge
Bombs
up to 4
409 lb of bombs
Ceiling Main
14200.0
Number Built
18
Crew
Seven
Loaded Weight Alt
11848.0
Area Main
3573.6
Primary user
Span Alt
42.2 m
Plane Or Copter?
Power Alt
190.0
Engine(prop)
Mercedes D.IVa
Manufacturer
Number Of Props
4
First Flight
1916
Production End Year
1917
Climb Rate Main
350.0
Power Main
260 hp
Production Start Year
1917
Guns
4
Climb Rate Alt
6060.0
Variants With Their Own Articles
Zeppelin-Staaken R.VII
Zeppelin-Staaken R.XIV
Zeppelin-Staaken R.XV
Zeppelin-Staaken R.XVI
Zeppelin Staaken R.V
Length Main
2209.7999999999997
Span Main
138
Area Alt
332 m²
Range Alt
800.0
Similar Aircraft
* Sikorsky Ilya Muromets* Sikorsky Alexander Nevsky* Sikorsky Russky Vityaz* Tarrant Tabor* Barling XNBL-1 Bomber* Handley Page V-1500
Max Speed Alt
135.0
Related
*Zeppelin-Staaken Type 8301*Zeppelin-Staaken R.IV*Zeppelin-Staaken R.VII*Zeppelin-Staaken R.XIV
Empty Weight Main
17426.0
Ceiling Alt
4
300 m
Produced
1917
Empty Weight Alt
7921.0
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