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LVG G.III

Страна: Германия

Год: 1918

LVG - D.V/D.VI - 1918 - Германия<– –>LVG - P.I / P.II - 1919 - Германия


O.Thetford, P.Gray German Aircraft of the First World War (Putnam)


L.V.G. G III
   This huge triplane bomber appeared just before the war ended; it was constructed by L.V.G. to Schutte-Lanz design (Schul G V). It was of wooden construction with plywood-covered, streamlined fuselage and fabric-covered wings. Engines, 2 X 245 h.p. Maybach Mb IV. Span, 24.6 m. (80 ft. 4 3/4 in.). Length, 10.25 m. (33 ft. 7 1/2 in.). Height. 3.9 m. (12 ft. 9 5/8 in.). Area, 115 sq.m. (1,242 sq.ft.). Weights: Empty, 2,960 kg. (5,920 lb.). Loaded, 4,100 kg. (9,020 lb.). Speed, 130 km.hr. (81.25 m.p.h.). Climb, 3,000 m. (9,840 ft.) in 20 min. Duration, 5 1/2 hr. Armament, Parabellum machine-guns in nose and dorsal positions.


J.Herris LVG Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Types C.VI-C.XI & Fighters (A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes 36)


LVG G.III

  The last LVG bomber was the massive G.III.
  Unusually, the G.III was built by LVG to a Schutte-Lanz design, the Schutte-Lanz G.V. Why LVG should build a Schutte-Lanz design is not known but undoubtedly had something to do with manufacturing capability, at which LVG excelled.
  The LVG G.III was a massive, twin-engine triplane bomber with biplane tail and three vertical tail surfaces. The airframe was made of wood and the fuselage was covered with plywood for strength and a smooth surface finish. The middle wings extended outward from the engine nacelles and did not reach the fuselage. However, the nacelles were attached to the fuselage with heavy struts. There were gun positions fore and aft; each gunner was equipped with a single flexible machine gun.
Designed as a night bomber, the G.III's triplane configuration emphasized bomb load and reliability rather than speed or altitude performance. Unfortunately, the G.III appeared too late to go into production before the Armistice and little is known about its flying qualities.


LVG G.III Specifications
Engines: 2 x 245 hp Maybach Mb.IV
Wing: Span 24.6 m
Area 115.0 m2
General: Length 10.25 m
Height 3.9 m
Empty Weight 2,960 kg
Loaded Weight 4,100 kg
Maximum Speed: 130 kmh
Climb: 3,000m 20 min
Duration: 5 1/2 hrs
Armament: 2 flexible MGs

J.Herris - LVG Aircraft of WWI. Volume 3: Types C.VI-C.XI & Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (36)
LVG G.III prototype.
J.Herris - LVG Aircraft of WWI. Volume 3: Types C.VI-C.XI & Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (36)
Built in 1918, the massive LVG G.III triplane was designed as a night bomber.
An L.V.G. G.III Twin-engined Tractor Triplane. Note, as in the Friedrichshafen and the Gotha the "sawed-off" nose. Appeared at end of war (two 245 h.p. Maybach Mb IV engines). The G.I biplane bomber (prototype only) had appeared in 1915.
J.Herris - LVG Aircraft of WWI. Volume 3: Types C.VI-C.XI & Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (36)
The triplane design of the LVG G.III emphasized bomb carrying capacity for its intended role as a night bomber. The middle wings were attached to the engine nacelles instead of the fuselage.
J.Herris - LVG Aircraft of WWI. Volume 3: Types C.VI-C.XI & Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (36)
J.Herris - LVG Aircraft of WWI. Volume 3: Types C.VI-C.XI & Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (36)
Rearview of the LVG G.III shows that, although the middle wings were attached to the engine nacelles instead of the fuselage, hefty struts were still required to connect the engine nacelles to the fuselage structure. Had the middle wings been extended to the fuselage, some additional lift could have been gained at little or no additional drag since the struts generated about as much drag as airfoils of the same length.
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Drawing for proposed Schutte-Lanz G.V that was built as the LVG G.III.
J.Herris - German Aircraft of Minor Manufacturers in WW1. Volume II /Centennial Perspective/ (50)
Drawing for proposed Schutte-Lanz G.VI that was not built.