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Linke-Hoffmann R.II
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| BOMBER | Virtual Aircraft Museum / Germany / Linke-Hoffmann |
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Believe it or not, this was a large four-engined bomber. This giant was a three times normal scale version of a typical two-seater; the engines were buried in the fuselage and geared together to drive the massive 7m Garuda propeller. Which is what gained this aircraft its entry in the Guinness Book of Records as being the largest single propeller aircraft ever built. It was said to be an eerie, weird experience to fly in it - the propeller was geared down to 545 rpm. Only the one was flown; a second was under construction at the war's end.
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