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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 ...
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 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).
Siemens-Schuckert R.VII; Siemens-Schuckert R.VIII This page was last edited on 25 October 2023, at 20:06 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
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.
The Siemens-Schuckert R.II to R.VII were ordered in the G (Grossflugzeug - large aircraft) series and given serial numbers G.32/15 to G.37/15 respectively. These serials were changed on 13 July 1915 to G.33/15 - G.38/15, for unknown reasons and again on 6 November 1915 to R.2/15 - R.7/15 in the R ( Riesenflugzeug - giant aircraft) series ...