Rumpler G.I

G.I, G.II and G.III
Rumpler G.III
Role Bomber aircraft
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Rumpler
First flight 1915
Primary user Luftstreitkräfte
Number built ca. 222


Rumpler G.I

The Rumpler G.I was a bomber aircraft produced in Germany during World War I, together with refined versions known as the G.II and G.III.[1]

Design and development

Based on a prototype with the factory designation 4A15, the G.I and its successors were built to a conventional bomber design for their time, two-bay biplanes with unstaggered wings of unequal span.[2] The pilot sat in an open cockpit just forward of the wings, and open positions were provided in the nose and amidships for a gunner and observer. The engines were mounted pusher-fashion in nacelles atop the lower wings and enclosed in streamlined cowlings.[2] Fixed tricycle undercarriage was fitted, with dual wheels on each unit.[2]

The G.II version was almost identical, but featured more powerful engines and carried a second 7.92 mm (.312 in) machine gun and increased bombload.[2] The G.III was again similar, but had engine nacelles that were now mounted on short struts clear of the lower wing.[2]

Variants

Rumpler G.II

Specifications (G.III)

Rumpler G.III

Data from Kroschel & Stützer 1994, p.140

General characteristics

Performance

Armament


Notes

  1. Taylor 1989, p.772
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, p.2834
  3. Gray & Thetford 1962, p.529
  4. Gray & Thetford 1962, p.530
  5. Gray & Thetford 1962, p.531
  6. 1 2 Kroschel & Stützer 1994, p.140
  7. Gray & Thetford 1962, p.532

References

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