Zeppelin-Staaken Riesenflugzeuge | |
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An R.VI taking off | |
Role | Bomber |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Zeppelin Werke Staaken GmbH (Zeppelin-Staaken)[1][page needed] |
Designer | Alexander Baumann |
First flight | 11 April 1915 (V.G.O. I) |
Primary user | Luftstreitkräfte[1][page needed] |
Produced | 1915–1919[1][page needed] |
Number built | 37 (all marks) |
Variants | Zeppelin-Staaken R.V, Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI, Zeppelin-Staaken R.VII, Zeppelin-Staaken R.XIV, Zeppelin-Staaken R.XV, Zeppelin-Staaken R.XVI, Zeppelin Riesenflugzeuge |
The Zeppelin-Staaken Riesenflugzeuge (IPA: [ˈtsepːelin ˈʃtaːken ˌʀiːzenˌfluɡˈtsɔjɡe]) were a series of very large bomber aircraft - Riesenflugzeuge ("giant aircraft"), usually powered by four or more engines, designed and built in Germany from 1915 to 1919.[2][page needed]