It was a two-seat biplane equipped with two 160 hp (120 kW) Mercedes D.III engines. The aircraft's armament consisted of one or two Parabellum MG14 7.92 mm (0.312 in) machine guns mounted in the rear cockpit on a flexible mount. Maximum bomb load was 440 lb (200 kg).[1]
Developmentedit
The Halberstadt G.I first flew in spring 1916, but test results showed no real improvement over existed G-series aircraft, and the Luftstreitkrafte rejected the design for consideration into production.
Specifications (G.I)edit
Data from German Aircraft of the First World War[1]
^ abGray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. p. 425. ISBN978-0-370-00103-6.
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halberstadt, german, prototype, heavy, bomber, built, halberstädter, flugzeugwerke, during, world, role, heavy, bombermanufacturer, halberstädter, flugzeugwerke, halberstadt, first, flight, spring, 1916primary, user, luftstreitkräfte, contents, design, develop. The Halberstadt G I was a German prototype heavy bomber built by Halberstadter Flugzeugwerke during World War I Halberstadt G IRole Heavy BomberManufacturer Halberstadter Flugzeugwerke Halberstadt First flight spring 1916Primary user Luftstreitkrafte Contents 1 Design 2 Development 3 Specifications G I 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDesign editIt was a two seat biplane equipped with two 160 hp 120 kW Mercedes D III engines The aircraft s armament consisted of one or two Parabellum MG14 7 92 mm 0 312 in machine guns mounted in the rear cockpit on a flexible mount Maximum bomb load was 440 lb 200 kg 1 Development editThe Halberstadt G I first flew in spring 1916 but test results showed no real improvement over existed G series aircraft and the Luftstreitkrafte rejected the design for consideration into production Specifications G I editData from German Aircraft of the First World War 1 General characteristicsCrew 2 Length 9 m 29 ft 6 in Wingspan 15 5 m 50 ft 10 in Height 3 2 m 10 ft 6 in Empty weight 1 220 kg 2 690 lb Gross weight 1 895 kg 4 178 lb Powerplant 2 Mercedes D III 6 cylinder water cooled in line piston engines 120 kW 160 hp each Propellers 2 bladed wooden fixed pitch propellersPerformance Maximum speed 152 km h 94 mph 82 kn Service ceiling 6 000 m 20 000 ft Armament Guns 1 or 2 7 92 mm 0 312 in Parabellum MG14 machine guns Bombs 440 lb 200 kg of light bombsSee also editAircraft of comparable role configuration and era AEG G II Caproni Ca 1 1914 Friedrichshafen G I Gotha G IRelated lists List of military aircraft of Germany List of bomber aircraftReferences edit a b Gray Peter Thetford Owen 1970 German Aircraft of the First World War 2nd ed London Putnam p 425 ISBN 978 0 370 00103 6 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Halberstadt G I Halberstadt G I airwar ru Retrieved 8 January 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Halberstadt G I amp oldid 1163378593, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
