| Manufacturer |
Zeppelin-Staaken |
| Description |
The Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI was a four-engined German biplane strategic bomber of World War I, and the only Riesenflugzeug (giant aircraft) design built in any quantity. |
| First Flight |
1916-01-01 |
| Entry Into service |
1917-01-01 |
| Designer |
Alexander Baumann |
| Type |
Bomber |
| Length (m) |
22.1 |
| Height (m) |
6.3 |
| Cockpit Crew |
10 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
135 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
4320 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
1.67 |
| Armament |
Provision for 4 × 7.92 mm Parabellum MG14 machine-guns in nose, dorsal, ventral and upper-wing positions firing the 8×57mm IS round.; up to 4,409 lb of bombs |
| Endurance (h) |
7 |
| Number Built |
56 |
| Powerplant Description |
4 × Mercedes D.IVa 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 194 kW (260 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Luftstreitkräfte |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeppelin-Staaken_R.VI |
| Aircraft Engine |
Mercedes D.IVa |
| Number of Engines |
4 |