Claudius Dornier made a distinct impression with Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin while working on the still-born giant civil airship in 1913, who promptly set him up as chief designer of the Zeppelin-Werke at Lindau, responsible for building large patrol flying boats.
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This was a large aircraft (Riesenflugzeug in the German classification) constructed largely of high-strength steel for highly stressed parts, and Duralumin (aluminium alloy) for low stress parts.
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Delivery of the Rs.III was planned to follow the river Rhine after crossing the Black Forest, with a fighter escort between Rottweil and Duisburg due to the proximity of Allied forces, as well as a guide aircraft to prevent it inadvertently crossing the Dutch border.