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Rumpler G.III | |
Role | Bomber aircraft
Type of aircraft
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National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Rumpler |
First flight | 1915 |
Primary user | Luftstreitkräfte |
Number built | c. 222 |
The Rumpler G.I was a bomber aircraft produced in Germany during World War I, together with refined versions known as the G.II and G.III.[1]
Based on a prototype with the factory designation 4A15, the G.I and its successors were built to a conventional bomber design for their time, two-bay biplanes with unstaggered wings of unequal span.[2] The pilot sat in an open cockpit just forward of the wings, and open positions were provided in the nose and amidships for a gunner and observer. The engines were mounted pusher-fashion in nacelles atop the lower wings and enclosed in streamlined cowlings.[2] Fixed tricycle undercarriage was fitted, with dual wheels on each unit.[2]
The G.II version was almost identical, but featured more powerful engines and carried a second 7.92 mm (.312 in) machine gun and increased bombload.[2] The G.III was again similar, but had engine nacelles that were now mounted on short struts clear of the lower wing.[2]
Data from Kroschel & Stützer 1994, p.140
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G = Grossflugzeuge (large airplane), GL = Grossflugzeuge Leicht (light large airplane) K = Kampfflugzeug (battleplane), renamed as G-class, L = bomber midway between K/G and R-classes N = Nacht (night) |