Rumpler 6B1
The Rumpler 6B1 was a seaplane based on the successful Rumpler C.I. It was changed into a single-seater (which helped to compensate for the weight of the floats), and all but the three prototypes had the rounded tail of the Rumpler C.IV. A single synchronized LMG08 was mounted. Thirty-five production planes were built before it was replaced in production by the twin-gunned 6B2. But single-seat planes had by then fallen out of favor with the German Navy, so the latter was mostly used for training purposes.[1] Production was slow and the last 6B1 was delivered in May 1917.[2]
| Rumpler 6B1 | |
|---|---|
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| Role | Seaplane |
| Manufacturer | Rumpler |
| First flight | July 1916[1] |
| Introduction | Aug 1916[1] |
| Primary user |  Germany
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| Number built | 35[citation needed]-38[2] |
| Variants | Rumpler 6B2 |
| Wingspan | 12.0 m (39 ft 6 in) [3] - 12.2 m (40 ft 0 in)[4] |
| Engine | 160hp Mercedes D.III |
| Armament | fixed sync. LMG08/15 |
| Max Speed | 153 km/h (95 mph)[5][3][4] |
| Climb | 3,000 m (9,840 ft) in 25:00[3] |
| Ceiling | 5,000 m (16,400 ft)[5][3][4] |
| Endurance | ~4:00 [6][5][4] |
For more information, see Wikipedia:Rumpler 6B.
Miniatures and Models
1:144 Scale
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1:285/6mm/1:288 Scale
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Resources
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References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Enzo Angelucci, ed. The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980. New York: The Military Press, 1983 edition. ISBN 0-517-41021-4.
- Peter Gray and Owen Thetford. German Aircraft of the First World War. Great Britain, Putnam, 1962, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
- Jack Herris, Rumpler Aircraft of WWI. Aeronaut Books, 2014. ISBN 978-1-935881-21-6.
- W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Limited, 1960.
- Kenneth Munson, Fighters 1914-19, Attack and Training Aircraft. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1976. ISBN 0713707607