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Luftschiffbau Zeppelin Zeppelin-Staaken E-4/20
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Luftschiffbau Zeppelin Zeppelin-Staaken E-4/20

Type of aircraft

Overview

The Zeppelin-Staaken E-4/20 was a revolutionary four-engine all-metal passenger monoplane designed in 1917 by Adolf Rohrbach and completed in 1919 at the Zeppelin-Staaken works outside Berlin, Germany. The E-4/20 was the first four-engine, all-metal stressed skin heavier-than-air airliner built.

Specifications

Powerplant

Engine modelMb.IVa

Figures are compiled from public sources and may be approximate; they can vary by variant and configuration.

Photos

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