Gotha G.Va
| Gotha G.Va | |
|---|---|
| Role | Bomber |
| Manufacturer | Gotha |
| First flight | Feb 1918[1] |
| Introduction | April 1918[1] |
| Primary user |  Germany
|
| Number built | 25 [2][3] |
| Developed from | Gotha G.V |
| Variants | G.Vb |
| Wingspan | 23.7 m (77 ft 10 in) [4][1] |
| Engine | 2× 260hp Mercedes D.IVa inlines |
| Armament | forward flexible Parabellum rear flexible Parabellum[note 1] 590 kg (1,300 lb)[4] of bombs |
| Crew | 3 [1] |
| Max Speed | 140 km/h (87 mph) [4][1] |
| Ceiling | 6,200 m (20,500 ft) [4] |
| Range | 840 km (520 mi) [4] |
| Endurance | 6:00[1] |
The Gotha G.Va was a refined version of the Gotha G.V with a box tail with twin elevators and rudders and roll-over prevention wheels on the nose. Twenty-five were built. Deliveries started in spring of 1918 and continued until production shifted to the Gotha G.Vb in June.[1]
For more information, see Wikipedia:Gotha G.V.
Timeline [note 2]
References
- Notes
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Peter M. Grosz, "Archiv -- Frontbestand". WW1 Aero, № 107, Dec 1985 and № 108, Feb 1986. Poughkeepsie, NY: World War I Aeroplanes, Inc.
- Peter M. Grosz, Profile Publications 115: The Gotha GI-GV. Great Britain: Profile Publications, Ltd., 1966.
- Jack Herris, Gotha Aircraft of WWI. USA, Aeronaut Books, 2013. ISBN 978-1-935881-14-8
- Jack Herris, German G-Type Bombers of WWI. Aeronaut Books, 2014. ISBN 978-1-935881-26-1.
- W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Reconnaissance & Bomber Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Ltd., 1962. ISBN 9780900435027