what is it?
The Rumpler G.I was a bomber aircraft produced in Germany during World War I, together with refined versions known as the G.II and G.III.
How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · biplane · 19.3 m wingspan
base stats
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 111 years ago, in 1915.
- Wingspan of 19.3 m: about 4 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
- 1915
- number built
- 222
- role
- bomber aircraft
- origin
- German Empire
- makers
- Rumpler
- engines
- 2× Mercedes D.IVa / Bz.III
- length
- 12 m
- wingspan
- 19.3 m
- height
- 4.5 m
- max take-off weight
- 3,620 kg
- top speed
- 165 km/h
- range
- 700 km
- ceiling
- 5,000 m
- wings
- biplane
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7379389, Wikipedia: Rumpler G.I (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.