| Luft-Limousine | |
|---|---|
| |
| Etrich Luft-Limousine | |
| Role | Reconnaissance aircraftType of aircraft |
| National origin | Austria-Hungary |
| Manufacturer | Etrich |
| Designer | Igo Etrich |
| First flight | 1912 |
| Primary user | KuKLFT |
| Number built | 2 |
The Luft-Limousine or Luftlimousine, also known as Etrich VIII Luft-Limousine, was a single engine monoplane built by the Etrich company in Silesia in 1912.
Development
The Luft-Limousine was designed by Igo Etrich, the builder of the Etrich Taube.
The plane was built in the 'Etrich Fliegerwerke' factory in Liebau (today Lubawka, Poland). It was an aircraft with a cabin for one pilot and a single passenger that was enclosed with wire gauze and celluloid windows, the reason for which Igo Etrich named it Luft-Limousine. The Luft-Limousine was the first military monoplane with an enclosed cabin. It was powered by a 60 hp Austro-Daimler engine.
Operational history
The maiden flight of this plane took place in Josefstadt, only few kilometres south of Trautenau on 7 May 1912. During World War I the Luft-Limousine was used by the Austro-Hungarian army.
Operators
Specifications
Data from
General characteristics
- Crew: Two, pilot and observer
- Length: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 26 m (280 sq ft)
- Powerplant: 1 × Austro-Daimler sidevalve engine, 45 kW (60 hp)
Performance
See also
Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
Related lists
References
- ^ Jane, Fred T., ed. (1969) . "Aeroplanes & Dirigibles: Austro-Hungarian". Jane's All the World's Aircraft. Vol. 1913. New York, NY: Arco Publishing Company Inc. LCCN 69-14964. Retrieved Aug 17, 2018.
- "Breguet's Pre-1914 Aircraft Challenge". 2018. Archived from the original on July 18, 2017. Retrieved Aug 17, 2018.
External links
- Early Birds 1912
- Aviation in 1913: Images from Scientific American's Archives (Slide Show)
- Austrian Philately; 90 years of Aviation - Etrich Luft-Limousine stamp
- Combatace.com The Museum of Diseased Imaginings