1918 Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.IV
Also Known as Dornier Rs.IV
four 245 hp Maybach Mb.IVa driving 10 ft diameter propellers.
Only one build. First flight, Oct 12 1918. During a test flight a hard landing buckled the fuselage. Repaired as a civil transport after the Armistice. Underwent extensive testing during June 1919. It was the first Dornier design to use sponsons. Unfortunately it was scrapped to comply with Allied treaty rules.
Aeroplane Photo Supply No 5157
