Zeppelin-Staaken (sometimes Zeppelin Werke Staaken), was a German aircraft manufacturer originally named Versuchsbau G.m.b.H. Gotha-Ost (Experimental Works Gotha-East (V.G.O.)) when it was formed in mid-1914 by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin and Robert Bosch. The company rented facilities in Gotha with the objective to build large, long-range bomber aircraft. Alexander Baumann was hired by Zeppelin as the head designer. The company moved to the village of Staaken, near Berlin, in mid-1916 and was renamed Flugzeugwerft G.m.b.H., although it was commonly known as Zeppelin-Staaken.
Aircraft built
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References
Citations
- Haddow & Grosz, pp. 209–211, 230–231
Bibliography
- Haddow, George William & Grosz, Peter Michael (1988) . The German Giants: The German R-Planes 1914 – 1918 (3rd ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-812-7.
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Early Army designations, used pre-war. Wartime Army LZ designations were not always matched to Zeppelin's LZ hull number. |
Idflieg R-class aircraft designations | |
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LFG Roland | |
Linke-Hofmann | |
Schütte-Lanz | |
Siemens-Schuckert | |
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Zeppelin-Lindau | |
Rs was not an official Idflieg designation as aircraft were intended for the Navy. |