| Terrence Murphy, e-mail, 01.02.2012 17:12 A large prototype German biplane bomber of World War 1 consisting of four engines mounted inside the fuselage, powering propellers on the wings via transmission shafts - two mounted tractor-fashion on the leading edge of the upper wing, and two mounted pusher-fashion on the trailing edge of the lower wing.
General characteristics
Crew: at least five
Length: 17.6 m (57 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 30.5 m (100 ft 1 in)
Height: 6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 186 m2 (2,000 sq ft)
Empty weight: 6,800 kg (14,991 lb)
Gross weight: 9,400 kg (20,723 lb)
Powerplant: 4 Ũ Mercedes D.IV 8-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engines, 164 kW (220 hp) each
Propellers: 4 x 2-bladed
Performance
Maximum speed: 120 km /h (75 mph; 65kn)
Rate of climb: 1.7 m /s (330 ft /min)
Wing loading: 51.7 kg /mē (10.6 lb /sq ft)
Armament
Guns: Provision for dorsal, ventral and nose machine-gun positions
Bombs: up to 2,600kg of bombs reply |
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