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Hi RR,
It's the Linke-Hoffmann R.II of 1918 Four geared engines driving a single massive prop!
Great pictures, look's like you had a good day off
Back to work now, so OH please if you confirm.
It's the Linke-Hoffmann R.II of 1918 Four geared engines driving a single massive prop!
Great pictures, look's like you had a good day off
Back to work now, so OH please if you confirm.
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It certainly is!
This was a large 4 engined bomber. The engines were buried in the fuselage and geared together to drive the massive 23ft Garuda propeller. Which is what gained this aircraft its entry in the Guinness Book of Records as being the largest single propeller aircraft ever built. It was said to be an eerie, weird experience to fly in it - the propeller was geared down to 545 pm.
You could look at both of the Linke-Hoffmann R-planes as stealth machines, in that they were intended to deceive. The Linke-Hoffmann R I, looking vaguely like the early Siemens-Schuckert types, was half covered with transparent Cellon in an attempt at partial invisibility. It achieved the opposite effect, partly because the Cellon discoloured rapidly, but mainly because it reflected the sun so strongly! But how could the R II, much bigger than the R I, be 'stealthy'? The theory was that in looking like a two-seater, enemy fighters would find their gun sights set completely wrong and open fire too far away!
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This was a large 4 engined bomber. The engines were buried in the fuselage and geared together to drive the massive 23ft Garuda propeller. Which is what gained this aircraft its entry in the Guinness Book of Records as being the largest single propeller aircraft ever built. It was said to be an eerie, weird experience to fly in it - the propeller was geared down to 545 pm.
You could look at both of the Linke-Hoffmann R-planes as stealth machines, in that they were intended to deceive. The Linke-Hoffmann R I, looking vaguely like the early Siemens-Schuckert types, was half covered with transparent Cellon in an attempt at partial invisibility. It achieved the opposite effect, partly because the Cellon discoloured rapidly, but mainly because it reflected the sun so strongly! But how could the R II, much bigger than the R I, be 'stealthy'? The theory was that in looking like a two-seater, enemy fighters would find their gun sights set completely wrong and open fire too far away!
TC has declared OPEN HOUSE
