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 c. 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

The Rumpler 4A 15 - prototype of the G.I
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. ^ a b c d e f 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. ^ a b Kroschel & Stützer 1994, p.140
  7. ^ Gray & Thetford 1962, p.532

References

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