Friedrichshafen G.I
The Friedrichshafen G.I (factory designation FF.36) was a prototype biplane aircraft that was built in Germany by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen during the First World War for the Imperial German Army's (Deutsches Heer) Imperial German Air Service (Fliegertruppen des deutschen Kaiserreiches). Only one aircraft was built in 1915, but it proved successful enough that it was approved for further development into a medium bomber, the G.II. == Development == The G.I was conceived as a battleplane or aerial cruiser that was to be capable of engaging enemy aircraft with its flexible machine guns or cannon as well as attacking ground targets.