Zeppelin-Staaken R.XIV

Zeppelin-Staaken R.XIV
First version with four Austro-Daimler engines.
General information
TypeBomber
National originGermany
ManufacturerSchütte-Lanz
Designer
Primary userLuftstreitkräfte
History
First flight1918
VariantsZeppelin-Staaken R.V, Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI, Zeppelin-Staaken R.VII, Zeppelin-Staaken R.XV, Zeppelin-Staaken R.XVI

The Zeppelin-Staaken R.XIV was a development of the Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI. This was one of a series of large bombers called Riesenflugzeuge, intended to be less vulnerable than the dirigibles in use at the time.

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