Zeppelin-Staaken L

Overview

The Zeppelin-Staaken L was an experimental long-range maritime patrol floatplane developed during World War I by Zeppelin-Staaken for the Imperial German Navy's (Kaiserliche Marine) Naval Air Service (Marine-Fliegerabteilung). Derived from the Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI heavy bomber, it was a large, four-engine aircraft with a crew of seven men. Its engines were grouped in tractor-pusher pairs between the wings. A single aircraft was ordered for evaluation purposes in 1917. It was destroyed in a crash in June 1918 with the death of everyone aboard.