type of aircraft
Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.IV
The Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.IV (known incorrectly postwar as the Dornier Rs.IV) was a Riesenflugzeug (Giant aircraft) monoplane all metal flying boat with a stressed skin hull and fuselage developed for the Imperial German Navy to perform long range patrols over the North Sea. It had been developed by Claudius Dornier while working for Zeppelin in the town of Lindau.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Luftschiffbau Zeppelin
- Country of origin
- German Reich
- First flight
- 1918-10-12
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 75 kt
- Max speed
- 75 kt
- Max takeoff weight
- 23,369 lb
- Empty weight
- 15,955 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 790 US gal
- Powerplant
- 4 × Maybach Mb.IVa 6 cylinder liquid cooled inline
- Engines
- 4
- Seats
- 25
- Length
- 74.5 ft
- Wingspan
- 121.5 ft
- Height
- 27.5 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.