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.Taylor 1989, p.772
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.The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, p.2834 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. Fixed tricycle undercarriage was fitted, with dual wheels on each unit.
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. The G.III was again similar, but had engine nacelles that were now mounted on short struts clear of the lower wing.
Variants
4A15 - prototype with Benz Bz.III enginesGray & Thetford 1962, p.529 5A15 - G.I production version with single machine gun and Benz Bz.III or Mercedes D.III enginesGray & Thetford 1962, p.530 (c. 60 built) 5A16 - G.II production version with Benz Bz.IV engines and two machine gunsGray & Thetford 1962, p.531 (c. 72 built)Kroschel & Stützer 1994, p.140 6G2 - G.III production version with Mercedes D.IVa engines and two machine gunsGray & Thetford 1962, p.532 (c. 90 built)
Specifications (G.III)
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