Albatros G.I

G.I

Role	Medium bomber
Manufacturer	Ostdeutsche Albatroswerke G.m.b.H (OAW)
Designer	Hugo Grohmann
First flight	31 January 1916^[1]
Primary user	Germany
Number built	1^[1]

The Albatros G.I, (company designation Albatros L4), was a four-engined German biplane bomber of World War I.^[1]

Development

Founded on 27 April 1914 the Ostdeutsche Albatroswerke G.m.b.H. at Schneidemühl by Otto Wiener and Dr. Walter Huth, the OAW maintained close ties with Albatros, remaining an independent company until October 1917. The majority of OAWs work involved licence manufacture of products from the parent Albatros company.^[2]

Given the company designation L4, one of the few homegrown designs was the Albatros G.I a four-engined heavy bomber inspired by the Sikorsky Ilya Muromets. The G.I was of typical construction for 1915, with wooden structure, wire-braced and covered with fabric and four engines mounted in nacelles on the lower wing upper surface.^[2]

First flown on 31 January 1916 by Alexander Hipleh, flight trials revealed not only poor flying qualities, but also poor performance, which resulted in further development being abandoned. The later G.II and G.III were not directly related to the G.I, being twin-engined, a lot lighter and having completely different wing designs.

Specifications (G.I)

Data from The German Giants^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: 5+
Length: 12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 27.3 m (89 ft 7 in)
Wing area: 138 m² (1,490 sq ft)
Powerplant: 4 × Mercedes D.II 6 cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 89.5 kW (120.0 hp) each

References

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1 2 3 Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-00103-6.
1 2 3 Haddow, G.W.; Peter M. Grosz (1988). The German Giants - The German R-Planes 1914-1918 (3rd ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-812-7.

Aircraft designed and built by Albatros Flugzeugwerke

Early aircraft

Military
designations

Dr.I
Dr.II

J.I
J.II
J.III

Company
designations

Landflugzeug (Landplanes)	L.1 L.2 L.3 L.4 L.5 L.6 L.7 L.8 L.9 L.10 L.11 L.12 L.13 L.14 L.15 L.16 L.17 L.18 L.19 L.20 L.21 L.22 L.23 L.24 L.25 L.26 L.27 L.28 L.29 L.30 L.31 L.32 L.33 L.34 L.35 L.36 L.37 L.38 L.39 L.40 L.41 L.42 L.43 L.44 L.45 L.46 L.47 L.48 (project) L.49 L.50 (project) L.51 L.52 L.53 L.54 L.55 L.56 L.57 L.58 L.59 L.60 L.65 L.66 L.67 L.68 L.69 L.70 L.71 L.72 L.73 L.74 L.75 L.76 L.77 L.78 L.79 L.80 L.81 L.82 L.83 L.84 L.100 L.101 L.102 L.103

Wasserflugzeug (Waterplanes)	W.1 W.2 W.3 W.4 W.5 W.8

Höhenflugzeug (High Altitude)	H.1

Aviation in World War I

People and aircraft	Commanders Aces Aircraft of the Entente Powers Aircraft of the Central Powers Zeppelins

Campaigns and battles	Strategic bombing German Cuxhaven Bombing of cities Aerial reconnaissance Fokker Scourge Flight over Vienna Bloody April Battles

Entente Powers air services	British air services Royal Flying Corps Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force Australian Flying Corps Canadian Air Force (1918–20) French Air Service Imperial Russian Air Service Royal Italian Air Corps United States Army Air Service Greek air services Army Air Service Naval Air Service

Central Powers air services	Imperial German Air Service Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops Ottoman Aviation Squadrons Bulgarian Army Aeroplane Section

Idflieg G-class aircraft designations

AEG G.I G.II G.III G.IV G.V Albatros G.I G.II G.III G.IV Friedrichshafen G.I G.II G.III G.IV G.V Gotha G.I G.II G.III G.IV G.V G.VI G.VII G.VIII G.IX G.X Halberstadt G.I LFG G.I LVG G.I G.II G.III Rumpler G.I G.II G.III Schütte-Lanz G.I Siemens-Schuckert G.I G.II G.III

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Albatros G.I

Development

Specifications (G.I)

See also

References