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| manufacturer=[[LVG (aircraft manufacturer)|LVG]] (Luftverkehrsgesellschaft m.b.H.)
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The '''LVG G.III''' was a large, twin engine [[triplane]] [[bomber]] built in [[Germany]] near the end of [[World War I]]. Only one was completed.
The '''LVG G.III''' was a large, twin engine [[triplane]] [[bomber]] built in [[Germany]] near the end of [[World War I]]. Only one was completed.


==Design and development==
==Design and development==
The LVG G.III is sometimes known as the '''Schütte-Lanz G.V''' or '''Schütte-Lanz Schul G.V''' as it was a Schütte-Lanz design but built by LVG.<ref name=G&Th/> It was a triplane, the only one of its kind designated G or twin engined by the [[Idflieg]]. Only one example of this very large aircraft was built.<ref name=ASAH/>
The LVG G.III is sometimes known as the '''Schütte-Lanz G.V''' or '''Schütte-Lanz Schül G.V''' as it was a Schütte-Lanz design but built by [[LVG]].<ref name=G&Th/> It was a triplane, the only one of its kind designated G or twin engined by the [[Idflieg]]. Only one example of this very large aircraft was built.<ref name=ASAH/>


It was a [[biplane#Bays|three bay triplane]], the bays separated by parallel pairs of [[interplane strut]]s. The [[aircraft fabric covering|fabric covered]] wings were unswept and had constant [[chord (aircraft)|chord]] and blunt [[wing tip|tips]]. The spans decreased a little from top to bottom plane, so the outer interplane struts leaned outwards; there was little [[stagger (aviation)|stagger]]. There were externally connected [[aileron]]s on each plane. The {{convert|245|hp|kW|abbr=on|0|dipl=flip}} [[Maybach Mb.IV]] six cylinder inline engines were mounted in the inner bay on the central plane, neatly and fully [[aircraft fairing#Engine cowling|cowled]].<ref name=G&Th/><ref name=JWWI/>
It was a [[biplane#Bays|three bay triplane]], the bays separated by parallel pairs of [[interplane strut]]s. The [[aircraft fabric covering|fabric covered]] wings were unswept and had constant [[chord (aircraft)|chord]] and blunt [[wing tip|tips]]. The spans decreased a little from top to bottom plane, so the outer interplane struts leaned outwards; there was little [[stagger (aviation)|stagger]]. There were externally connected [[aileron]]s on each plane. The {{convert|245|hp|kW|abbr=on|0|order=flip}} [[Maybach Mb.IV]] six cylinder inline engines were mounted in the inner bay on the central plane, neatly and fully [[aircraft fairing#Engine cowling|cowled]].<ref name=G&Th/><ref name=JWWI/>


The fuselage of the G.III was round in section and smoothly covered in [[plywood]]. There was an open gunner's position in the blunt extreme nose. It had a [[biplane]] tail, with the lower tailplane attached to the underside of the fuselage and the upper one raised a little above it. Twin [[fin]]s and [[rudder]]s were positioned between the two tailplanes, near to their tips. it had a wide track [[conventional undercarriage|conventional, fixed undercarriage]] with double mainwheels and a tailskid mounted below the fuselage on a small extension.<ref name=G&Th/><ref name=JWWI/>
The fuselage of the G.III was round in section and smoothly covered in [[plywood]]. There was an open gunner's position in the blunt extreme nose. It had a [[biplane]] tail, with the lower tailplane attached to the underside of the fuselage and the upper one raised a little above it. Twin [[fin]]s and [[rudder]]s were positioned between the two tailplanes, near to their tips. it had a wide track, [[conventional undercarriage|conventional, fixed undercarriage]] with double mainwheels and a tailskid mounted below the fuselage on a small extension.<ref name=G&Th/><ref name=JWWI/>


The G.III first appeared just before the war's end.<ref name=G&Th/><ref name=JWWI/>
The G.III first appeared just before the war's end.<ref name=G&Th/><ref name=JWWI/>

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<ref name=G&Th>{{cite book |title=German Aircraft of the First World War|last=Gray |first=Peter|last2=Thetford|first2=Owen |year= 1970|publisher= Putnam|location=London|isbn=0-85177-809-7|page=486 }}</ref>
<ref name=G&Th>{{cite book |title=German Aircraft of the First World War|last=Gray |first=Peter|last2=Thetford|first2=Owen |year= 1970|publisher= Putnam|location=London|isbn=0-85177-809-7|page=486 }}</ref>
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<ref name=JWWI>{{cite book |title=Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War I|last=Taylor |first=Michael |year=2001|publisher= Jane's Publishing Company|location=London|isbn=1-85170-347-0|pages=171 }}</ref>
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<ref name=ASAH>{{cite web|url=http://www.ww1aero.org.au/an-ungainly-giant/|title=An ungainly giant|author=Australian Society of World War One Aero Historians|access-date=28 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412020616/http://www.ww1aero.org.au/an-ungainly-giant/|archive-date=12 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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<ref name=JWWI>{{cite book |title=Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War I|last=Taylor |first=Michael |coauthors= |edition=|year=2001|publisher= Jane's Publishing Company|location=London|isbn=1-85170-347-0|pages=171 }}</ref>
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*{{cite book |last1=Herris |first1=Jack |title=LVG Aircraft of WWI: Volume 3: C.VI–C.XI & Fighters: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes |date=2016 |publisher=Aeronaut Books |location=Charleston, South Carolina |isbn=978-1-935881-74-2|series=Great War Aviation Centennial Series|volume=36}}


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<ref name=ASAH>{{cite web |url=http://www.ww1aero.org.au/an-ungainly-giant/|title=An ungainly giant |author=Australian Society of World War One Aero Historians |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=28 July 2013}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 19:50, 13 September 2023

G.III
Role Heavy bomber
National origin Germany
Manufacturer LVG (Luftverkehrsgesellschaft m.b.H.)
Designer Schütte-Lanz
First flight 1918
Number built 1

The LVG G.III was a large, twin engine triplane bomber built in Germany near the end of World War I. Only one was completed.

Design and development

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The LVG G.III is sometimes known as the Schütte-Lanz G.V or Schütte-Lanz Schül G.V as it was a Schütte-Lanz design but built by LVG.[1] It was a triplane, the only one of its kind designated G or twin engined by the Idflieg. Only one example of this very large aircraft was built.[2]

It was a three bay triplane, the bays separated by parallel pairs of interplane struts. The fabric covered wings were unswept and had constant chord and blunt tips. The spans decreased a little from top to bottom plane, so the outer interplane struts leaned outwards; there was little stagger. There were externally connected ailerons on each plane. The 183 kW (245 hp) Maybach Mb.IV six cylinder inline engines were mounted in the inner bay on the central plane, neatly and fully cowled.[1][3]

The fuselage of the G.III was round in section and smoothly covered in plywood. There was an open gunner's position in the blunt extreme nose. It had a biplane tail, with the lower tailplane attached to the underside of the fuselage and the upper one raised a little above it. Twin fins and rudders were positioned between the two tailplanes, near to their tips. it had a wide track, conventional, fixed undercarriage with double mainwheels and a tailskid mounted below the fuselage on a small extension.[1][3]

The G.III first appeared just before the war's end.[1][3]

Specifications

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Data from Gray and Thetford p.486[1]

General characteristics

  • Length: 10.25 m (33 ft 8 in)
  • Wingspan: 24.6 m (80 ft 9 in)
  • Height: 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 115 m2 (1,240 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 2,960 kg (6,526 lb)
  • Gross weight: 4,100 kg (9,039 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Maybach Mb.IV 6 cylinder water cooled inline, 183 kW (245 hp) each
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 130 km/h (81 mph, 70 kn)
  • Endurance: 5.5 hr
  • Time to altitude: 20 min to 3,000 m (9,840 ft)

Armament

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War. London: Putnam. p. 486. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
  2. ^ Australian Society of World War One Aero Historians. "An ungainly giant". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Taylor, Michael (2001). Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War I. London: Jane's Publishing Company. p. 171. ISBN 1-85170-347-0.

Bibliography

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to LVG G.III.
  • Herris, Jack (2016). LVG Aircraft of WWI: Volume 3: C.VI–C.XI & Fighters: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 36. Charleston, South Carolina: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-74-2.
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