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 � 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 /m� (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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