Gotha G.V

what is it?

The Gotha G.V was a heavy bomber used by the Luftstreitkräfte (Imperial German Air Service) during World War I. Designed for long-range service and built by Gothaer Waggonfabrik AG, the Gotha G.V was used principally as a night bomber.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · biplane · 23.7 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 140 km/htop speed
• range 840 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 3passengers
• size 3,975 kgmax take-off weight
• built 205made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 109 years ago, in 1917.
• 🚗Wingspan of 23.7 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1917

introduced

1917

number built

205

role

heavy bomber

origin

German Empire

makers

Gotha

engines

2× Mercedes D.IVa

crew

3

passengers

3

length

12.4 m

wingspan

23.7 m

height

4.3 m

max take-off weight

3,975 kg

top speed

140 km/h

range

840 km

ceiling

6,500 m

wings

biplane

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.