Zeppelin-Staaken R.V

Zeppelin-Staaken R.V
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.