Zeppelin-Staaken R.XV
The Zeppelin-Staaken R.XV was an incremental improvement to the Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI. This was one of a series of large bombers called Riesenflugzeugen intended to be less vulnerable than dirigibles in use at the time.
Development
The Staaken Bomber had two engine pods with 4 engines in a push-pull configuration. The pods were large enough for some in-flight maintenance. [1] A fifth internal engine was used to drive a supercharger.
Operational history
3 Staaken R.XV (Schül), were built.[2]
Operators
Specifications (Zeppelin-Staaken R.XV)
General characteristics
- Crew: 7
- Length: 42 m (138 ft)
- Wingspan: 42.2 m (138 ft 5 in)
- Height: 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)
- Wing area: 332 m2 (3,570 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 7,921 kg (17,463 lb)
- Gross weight: 14,450 kg (31,857 lb)
- Powerplant: 5 × Maybach MB.IV
Performance
- Cruising speed: 130 km/h (81 mph; 70 kn)
- Range: 800 km (497 mi; 432 nmi)
Armament
Notes
References
- 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.
Idflieg R- and Rs-class aircraft designations
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