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Data from The German Giants and German aircraft of the First World War. General characteristics Crew: 6+ Length: 21.6 m (70 ft 10 in) Wingspan: 48 m (157 ft 6 in) Height: 7.4 m (24 ft 3 in) Wing area: 440 m 2 (4,700 sq ft) Empty weight: 10,478 kg (23,100 lb) Gross weight: 15,867 kg (34,980 lb) Powerplant: 6 × Basse und Selve BuS.IVa 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engines, 220 kW (300 hp ...
Siemens-Schuckert R.VIII (1918). A Riesenflugzeug (plural Riesenflugzeuge, German for "giant aircraft"), sometimes colloquially referred to in English as an R-plane, was any member of a class of large World War I German bombers, possessing at least three aircraft engines, although usually four or more engines.
Siemens-Schuckert designed a number of heavy bombers early in World War I, building a run of seven Riesenflugzeug.Intended to be used in the strategic role in long duration flights, the SSW R-series had three 150 h.p Benz Bz.III engines in the cabin driving two propellers connected to a common gear-box through a combination leather-cone and centrifugal-key clutch in SSW R.I to the SSW R.VII ...
The Siemens-Schuckert R.VII was a bomber aircraft built in Germany during World War I. [3] [4] It was one of six aircraft based on the Siemens-Schuckert R.I that were originally intended to be identical, but which each developed in a different direction and were designated as different aircraft types by the German Inspectorate of Flying Troops (the Idflieg).
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Siemens-Schuckert R.II, R.III, R.IV, R.V, R.VI, and R.VII The Siemens-Schuckert R.I was a bomber aircraft built in Germany during World War I. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It was originally ordered as the Siemens-Schuckert G.I prior to the German Inspectorate of Flying Troops (the Idflieg ) adopting the "R" classification for multi-engine aircraft in late 1915 ...
The TNCA connector is a variant of the TNC connector specified in MIL-STD-348 [1] designed to provide an air gap in the dielectric region between the male and female connectors. The female TNCA connector is nearly identically to the standard TNC female connector, while the male TNCA connector provides the air cavity differentiating it from a ...
The Siemens-Schuckert Forssman was a prototype bomber aircraft designed and built in Germany in 1914 and 1915. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] When its performance proved inadequate for its intended role, even after numerous modifications, the German Inspectorate of Flying Troops (the Idflieg ) eventually accepted it into service as a trainer.