Rumpler 6B
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| Rumpler 6B | |
|---|---|
| Type | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Rumpler Flugzeugwerke |
| Maiden flight | 1916 |
| Retired | 1920s |
| Primary users | German Air Force Finnish Air Force |
Rumpler 6B was a German single-engine biplane fighter by Rumpler Flugzeugwerke, in Berlin Johannisthal in 1917.
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[edit] Use in Finland
In February 1918 the Finnish White army ordered one Rumpler and seven other aircraft from Germany. The aircraft was destroyed in an accident in 1918. Another Rumpler aircraft was bought from the Germans in Tallinn in 1918 and it was used for 7 years.
[edit] Museum aircraft
Hallinportti Aviation museum has one Rumpler in storage.
[edit] Specifications (6B)
Data from Suomen Ilmavoimat I
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 9.2 m (ft in)
- Wingspan: 11.8 m (ft in)
- Height: m (ft in)
- Wing area: m² (ft²)
- Empty weight: kg (lb)
- Useful load: kg (kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 786 kg (lb)
- Powerplant: 1× Mercedes D III inline engine, kW (160 hp)
Performance
- Never exceed speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Maximum speed: 150 km/h (knots, mph)
- Cruise speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Stall speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Range: km (nm, mi)
- Service ceiling: m (ft)
- Rate of climb: m/min ()
- Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: W/kg (hp/lb)
[edit] Sources
- Keskinen, Kalevi; Partonen, Kyösti and Stenman, Kari: Suomen Ilmavoimat I 1918-27, 2005. ISBN 952-99432-2-9.
- Keskinen, Kalevi; Stenman, Kari and Niska, Klaus: Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneet 1918-1939, Tietoteos, 1976.
