Siemens-Schuckert R.VI
| Siemens-Schuckert R.VI | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Bomber |
| Manufacturer | Siemens-Schuckert |
| Introduction | 3 Sep 1916 |
| Primary user |  Germany
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| Number built | 1 [1] |
| Developed from | Siemens-Schuckert R.V |
| Wingspan | 33.3 m (109 ft 4 in)[2][3] |
| Engine | 3×220hp Benz Bz.IV[1][3] |
| Armament | four machine guns |
| Crew | 4-6 |
| Max Speed | 132 km/h (82 mph)[1][3][4] |
| Climb | 2,000 m (6,560 ft) in 36:00[1][3][4] |
| Ceiling | 2,950 m (9,680 ft)[3][4]-3,500 m (11,500 ft)[2] |
| Endurance | 4:00[2][4]-6:00[1][4] |
The Siemens-Schuckert R.VI was a one-off Riesenflugzeug (Giant Aeroplane) with serial number R.6/15. It served with Rfa 501 at Vilna on the Russian Front, where it had arrived on 7 Aug 1916.[5] [1] It conducted its first raid on 3 Sep 1916, bombing Molodeczne with the help of two escorting two-seaters.[5] After its service lifetime, the R.VI was dismantled.[6]
Like its predecessors, the R.VI was delayed to reconfigure the plane for better engines than the failed Maybach HS, leaving the factory on 25 April 1916. Plagued by part failures and various damage, the R.VI flew only sporadic missions, finally being declared unusable in November 1917.[7]
For more information, see Wikipedia:Siemens-Schuckert R.VI.
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References
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- Bibliography
- Peter Gray and Owen Thetford. German Aircraft of the First World War. Great Britain, Putnam, 1962, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
- G.W. Haddow and Peter M. Grosz, The German Giants; The German R-Planes 1914-1918. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 2nd Ed., 1969. ISBN 9780370000374
- W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Reconnaissance & Bomber Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Ltd., 1962. ISBN 9780900435027