Zeppelin-Staaken


Zeppelin-Staaken, was a German aircraft manufacturer originally named Versuchsbau G.m.b.H. Gotha-Ost when it was formed in mid-1914 by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin and Robert Bosch. The company rented facilities in Gotha with the objective to build large, long-range bomber aircraft. Alexander Baumann was hired by Zeppelin as the head designer. The company moved to the village of Staaken, near Berlin, in mid-1916 and was renamed Flugzeugwerft G.m.b.H., although it was commonly known as Zeppelin-Staaken.

Aircraft built

  • Zeppelin-Staaken L
  • Zeppelin-Staaken VGO.I
  • Zeppelin-Staaken VGO.II
  • Zeppelin-Staaken VGO.III
  • Zeppelin-Staaken R.IV
  • Zeppelin-Staaken R.V
  • Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI
  • Zeppelin-Staaken R.VII
  • Zeppelin-Staaken 8301
  • Zeppelin-Staaken R.XIV
  • Zeppelin-Staaken R.XV
  • Zeppelin-Staaken R.XVI
  • Zeppelin-Staaken E-4/20