Friedrichshafen G.I
| Friedrichshafen G.I | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Bomber |
| Manufacturer | Friedrichshafen |
| Designer | Theodor Kober & Karl Gehlen[1] |
| First flight | late 1914 |
| Introduction | Jan 1915 [1] |
| Primary user |  Germany
|
| Number built | 1 [2][3] |
| Engine | 2×150hp Benz Bz.III inline[3] |
| Armament | flexible nose Parabellum [2][3] |
The Friedrichshafen G.I, a.k.a. the FF30, was a large biplane with twin 150hp Benz engines. Like other battleplane-escort concepts in the K-class, it was found to be lacking as an escort but promising as a bomber, so further development was done under the guise of the G.II.
For more information, see Wikipedia:Friedrichshafen G.I.
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Peter Gray and Owen Thetford. German Aircraft of the First World War. Great Britain, Putnam, 1962, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
- P.M. Grosz, Windsock Datafile 65: Fdh G.III~IIIa. Great Britain: Albatros Publications Ltd., 1997. ISBN 0-948414-97-9
- Jack Herris, German G-Type Bombers of WWI. Aeronaut Books, 2014. ISBN 978-1-935881-26-1.
- Kenneth Munson, Bombers: Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft, 1914-1919. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1968, Blandford Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0753721711