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The R.XVI, an incremental improvement to the [[Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI]], was one of a series of large bombers called [[Zeppelin-Staaken Riesenflugzeuge|''Riesenflugzeuge'']] intended to be less vulnerable than [[Airship|dirigibles]] in use at the time. The R.XVI had |
The R.XVI, an incremental improvement to the [[Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI]], was one of a series of large bombers called [[Zeppelin-Staaken Riesenflugzeuge|''Riesenflugzeuge'']], intended to be less vulnerable than [[Airship|dirigibles]] in use at the time. The R.XVI had four engines in a push-pull configuration, mounted in nacelles large enough for some inflight maintenance by flight mechanics, housed in nacelles between the engines.<ref>{{cite web|title=Zeppelin-Stakken|url=http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=117639|access-date=7 October 2010}}</ref> |
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Three aircraft were ordered to be completed by [[Automobil & Aviatik A.G.]], at [[Leipzig-Heiterblick]].<ref name=Haddow>{{cite book |last=Haddow |first=G.W. |title=The German Giants, The Story of the R-planes 1914-1919 |year=1988 |publisher=Putnam |location=London |isbn=0-85177-812-7 |edition=3rd |author2=PeterM Grosz}}</ref> Only two R.XVIs were completed and only one of these, (R.49), |
Three aircraft were ordered to be completed by [[Automobil & Aviatik A.G.]], at [[Leipzig-Heiterblick]].<ref name=Haddow>{{cite book |last=Haddow |first=G.W. |title=The German Giants, The Story of the R-planes 1914-1919 |year=1988 |publisher=Putnam |location=London |isbn=0-85177-812-7 |edition=3rd |author2=PeterM Grosz}}</ref> Only two R.XVIs were completed and only one of these, (R.49), flew before the Armistice on 11 November 1918. The third R.XVI (R.51) was 3/4 complete at the Armistice but was never completed.<ref name=Haddow/> |
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==Operational history== |
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Flight testing was carried out by R.49 during the war from September 1918, until a landing accident in October caused significant damage which was unlikely to have been repaired. The second aircraft, (R.50), was completed in 1919 as a civilian airliner, continuing the flight test programme until being flown to [[Döberitz]] for storage in November 1919.<ref name=Haddow/> |
Flight testing was carried out by R.49 during the war from September 1918, until a landing accident in October caused significant damage which was unlikely to have been repaired. The second aircraft, (R.50), was completed in 1919 as a civilian airliner, continuing the flight test programme until being flown to [[Dallgow-Döberitz|Döberitz]] for storage in November 1919.<ref name=Haddow/> |
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==Specifications (Zeppelin-Staaken R.XVI(Av))== |
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http://aeiou.iicm.tugraz.at/aeiou.film.f/f041a A Zeppelin-Staaken R XIVa airplane lands in Aspern, 1919 |
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Latest revision as of 10:40, 1 January 2024
| Zeppelin-Staaken R.XVI | |
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| Zeppelin-Staaken R.XVI (R.50) | |
| Role | Bomber |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Schütte-Lanz |
| Designer | Graf von Zeppelin |
| First flight | 1918 |
| Primary user | Luftstreitkräfte |
| Variants | Zeppelin-Staaken Riesenflugzeuge |
The Zeppelin-Staaken R.XVI(Av) was a very large bomber (Riesenflugzeug), designed and built in Germany during 1918.
Development
[edit]The R.XVI, an incremental improvement to the Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI, was one of a series of large bombers called Riesenflugzeuge, intended to be less vulnerable than dirigibles in use at the time. The R.XVI had four engines in a push-pull configuration, mounted in nacelles large enough for some inflight maintenance by flight mechanics, housed in nacelles between the engines.[1]
Three aircraft were ordered to be completed by Automobil & Aviatik A.G., at Leipzig-Heiterblick.[2] Only two R.XVIs were completed and only one of these, (R.49), flew before the Armistice on 11 November 1918. The third R.XVI (R.51) was 3/4 complete at the Armistice but was never completed.[2]
Operational history
[edit]Flight testing was carried out by R.49 during the war from September 1918, until a landing accident in October caused significant damage which was unlikely to have been repaired. The second aircraft, (R.50), was completed in 1919 as a civilian airliner, continuing the flight test programme until being flown to Döberitz for storage in November 1919.[2]
Specifications (Zeppelin-Staaken R.XVI(Av))
[edit]Data from [citation needed]
General characteristics
- Crew: seven
- Length: 22.5 m (73 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 42.2 m (138 ft 5 in)
- Height: 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
- Wing area: 340 m2 (3,700 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 10,400 kg (22,928 lb)
- Gross weight: 14,650 kg (32,298 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Benz Bz.VI (pusher) V-12 water-cooled piston engines, 400 kW (530 hp) each
- Powerplant: 2 × Benz Bz.IV (tractor) 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engines, 160 kW (220 hp) each
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch wooden tractor and pusher propellers
Performance
- Maximum speed: 130 km/h (81 mph, 70 kn)
- Cruise speed: 135 km/h (84 mph, 73 kn)
- Range: 800 km (500 mi, 430 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 3,710 m (12,170 ft)
Armament
- Guns: Provision for nose, dorsal, ventral and two upper-wing machine-gun positions
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Zeppelin-Stakken". Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^ a b c Haddow, G.W.; PeterM Grosz (1988). The German Giants, The Story of the R-planes 1914-1919 (3rd ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-812-7.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zeppelin-Staaken R.XVI.
- A. K. Rohrbach, “Das 1000-PS Verkehrsflugzeug der Zeppelin-Werke, Staaken,” Zeitschrift für Flugtechnik und Motorluftschiffahrt, vol. 12, no. 1 (15 January 1921);
- E. Offermann, W. G. Noack, and A. R. Weyl, Riesenflugzeuge, in: Handbuch der Flugzeugkunde (Richard Carl Schmidt & Co., 1927).
- The German Giants by G.W. Haddow and Peter M. Grosz.
External links
[edit]- http://aeiou.iicm.tugraz.at/aeiou.film.f/f041a A Zeppelin-Staaken R XIVa airplane lands in Aspern, 1919