First of the heavies

[No.1]

Hey hey hey- now you shock me  what is the camouflage patternunder the wings and on the wing top side? never seen this image before  Thank you for this nice add 

[safo_test]

Thanks for the pictures and yes! what an interesting paint on this H.P. !

I must confess that I forget this one :



Caproni Ca.3 (1916 but before the H.P.) [here its derivative Ca 36]
11 m (L) x 23 m (W)
800 kg of bomb load

[Leo]

 

The US did not produce many planes for use in WWI.  One that they planned to build was the Caproni bomber to be pwered by the V 12 Liberty motors of 400 HP each.  I don't know if any ever reached the front.  We did build some DH 4's, again with the 400HP Liberty.  Another Liberty development was a 300 HP V8 which would have equipped American built SE5's.  In any event the v8 was a bust and the proposed producton never materialized.  The Brits have always claimed that the DH4's equipped with the 375 HP Rolls Royce Eagle was superior to the US built machine.

[Wingman81]

Zeppelin-Staaken Cockpit? Look at the helmets. Remind me of french army helmet.

[No.1]

Must say that image is very interesting  This "hard" helmets are made from tan and leather. They give better protection during the crash landing. I hear that many of Yugoslav Kingdom pilots had artificial teeth. Reason was that they lost its own during emergency braking or crash landings.

[Wingman81]

Someone knows what this here is?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellerm/205945609/in/set-72157594223177278/

[Letipapa]

Could it be Handley Page civilian transport version?

[mfg495]

Could it be Handley Page civilian transport version?

Handley Page Hyderabad

The Hyderabad was designed to meet a specification issued in 1922 for a Vimy replacement. The aircraft itself was a bomber development of a Handley Page commercial airliner, the W8, and took to the air on its maiden flight in October 1923. Fifteen production aircraft were ordered and these entered service with No 99 Squadron in late 1925. A second order for Hyderabads was placed to equip No 10 Squadron and these began to arrive from January 1928 onwards. Retired from front-line service by March 1931, the aircraft did fly with two Special Reserve Squadrons (Nos 502 (Ulster) and 503 (County of Lincoln)) until 1933.

Length: 59ft 2in (18.03m) Span: 75ft 0in (22.86m) Height: 16ft 9in (5.11m) Max Speed: 109mph (175km/h) Engines: Two 500hp Napier Lion V Bombload: 1,100lb (499kg) Armament: Three .303in Lewis guns (one each in nose, mid-upper and -lower positions).


Source - RAF Website - http://www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/bc_aircraft2.html

[Wingman81]

Very interesting. I could see its Handley Page but not which 

[Leo]

 
I don't have a picture, but wouldn't the Gotha, AEG, and similar planes be the first heavies to be used in any significant numbers?

[Wingman81]

You are right Leo but Srecko started this thread with some 1920s bomber so i didnt know where to put my picture

For your pleasure:
Gotha G.I Bomber

[Leo]

 
I nderstand the AEG G4 and the Fredrichshafen G III were superior to the Gothas.

[Wingman81]

I nderstand the AEG G4 and the Fredrichshafen G III were superior to the Gothas.

I agree with you. I would have preferred to fly the AEGs, they have better design but i dont know that much about the early bombers:
>>AEG G4<<

[No.1]

Nice statement Leo Wingman- excellent image

[mfg495]

Have a look at this site: http://www.theaerodrome.com/aircraft/