Rumpler Rubild
| Rumpler Rubild | |
|---|---|
| Role | Reconnaissance |
| Manufacturer | Rumpler |
| Introduction | autumn 1917 |
| Primary user |  Germany
|
| Developed from | Rumpler C.IV |
| Variants | Rumpler C.IV, C.V, C.VII, C.IX |
| Engine | 260hp Mercedes D.IVa inline or 245hp Maybach Mb.IVa inline |
| Crew | 2 |
| Max Speed | 175 km/h (109 mph) [1] |
| Climb | 1000m in 2.3min 2000m in 4.3min 3000m in 8min 4000m in 13min 5000m in 21.5min 6000m in 33min [1] |
| Ceiling | 7,300 m (24,000 ft) [1] |
| Endurance | ~3:30 [1] |
The Rumpler C.VI seems to have been the original designation of the Rumpler Rubild, a Rumpler C.IV variant designed for high-altitude photography. Like the C.IV, it featured a 260hp Mercedes D.IVa engine, but it also used a Messter strip camera. Appearing in autumn 1917, its numbers slowly increased to the point that 177 were serving in August 1918, the last date for which we have Frontbestand data.
Another version, the Rubild Mb substituted the Maybach Mb.IVa engine.[2]
For more information, see Wikipedia:Rumpler C.IV.
Timeline [note 1]
Miniatures and Models
A Rumpler C.IV makes a fine substitute.
References
- Notes
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Peter Gray and Owen Thetford. German Aircraft of the First World War. Great Britain, Putnam, 1962, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
- Peter M. Grosz, "Archiv -- Frontbestand". WW1 Aero, № 107, Dec 1985 and № 108, Feb 1986. Poughkeepsie, NY: World War I Aeroplanes, Inc.
- Jack Herris, Rumpler Aircraft of WWI. Aeronaut Books, 2014. ISBN 978-1-935881-21-6.