Siemens-Schuckert R.VI

R.VI
The R.VI after a forced landing
Role Bomber
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Siemens-Schuckert
Designer Bruno and Franz Steffen[1]
First flight c. April 1916[2]
Number built 1[2]
Developed from Siemens-Schuckert R.I

The Siemens-Schuckert R.VI 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, which were originally intended to be identical. Each developed in a different direction and were designated as different aircraft types by the German Inspectorate of Flying Troops (the Idflieg).[5]

Development of the R.VI benefited from the experience that Siemens-Schuckert and the Idflieg had gained with the R.II, R.III, and R.IV, particularly in its choice of powerplants, where the R.VI was spared from the troublesome Maybach HS engine.[2] The R.VI was the first of the Siemens-Schuckert R-type aircraft to reach service,[2] and saw service on the Eastern Front between July 1916 and November 1917, before it was declared obsolete and dismantled.[6]

  1. ^ Grey & Thetford 1962, p.572
  2. ^ a b c d Haddow & Grosz 1963, p.190
  3. ^ Taylor 1989, p.808
  4. ^ The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, p.2920
  5. ^ Haddow & Grosz 1963, p.184
  6. ^ Haddow & Grosz 1963, p.194