Zeppelin-Staaken R.V | |
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R.V 13/15, shown with two-bladed propeller on the nose engine. | |
Role | Bomber |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Schütte-Lanz |
Designer | Graf von Zeppelin |
First flight | 1917 |
Primary user | Luftstreitkräfte |
Number built | 1 |
Variants | Zeppelin-Staaken R.VII, Zeppelin-Staaken R.XIV, Zeppelin-Staaken R.XV, Zeppelin-Staaken R.XVI, |
The Zeppelin-Staaken R.V was one of a series of large bombers called Riesenflugzeugen, intended to be less vulnerable than the rigid airships in use at the time.