Zeppelin-Staaken

Zeppelin-Staaken R.XVI

Heavy bomber

  • First flight1918
  • StatusPrototype
  • Number built3
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
seven
Length
22.5 m
Wingspan
42.2 m
Height
6.5 m
02

Performance

Maximum speed
130 km/h
Range
800 km
Service ceiling
3,710 m
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
2 × Benz Bz.VI (pusher) V-12 water-cooled piston engines (530 hp / kW / lbf / kN / lbf with afterburner) + 2 × Benz Bz.IV (tractor) 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engines (220 hp / kW / lbf / kN / lbf with afterburner)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: Provision for nose, dorsal, ventral and two upper-wing machine-gun positions