Etrich Luft-Limousine

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.

Luft-Limousine
Etrich Luft-Limousine
Role Reconnaissance aircraft
National origin Austria-Hungary
Manufacturer Etrich
Designer Igo Etrich
First flight 1912
Primary user KuKLFT
Number built 2

Development

The Luft-Limousine was designed by Igo Etrich, the builder of the Etrich Taube.[1]

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.[1] The Luft-Limousine was the first military monoplane with an enclosed cabin. It was powered by a 60 hp Austro-Daimler engine.[1]

Operational history

The maiden flight of this plane took place in Josefstadt, only few kilometres south of Trautenau on 7 May 1912.[2] During World War I the Luft-Limousine was used by the Austro-Hungarian army.[1]

Operators
 Austria-Hungary
  • Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops

Specifications

Data from [1]

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 m2 (280 sq ft)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Austro-Daimler , 45 kW (60 hp)

Performance

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See also

Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

  • Albessard Aérobus

Related lists

Footnotes
  1. Jane 1969, p. 18
  2. Anon 2018

References
  • Anon (2018). "Breguet's Pre-1914 Aircraft Challenge". Archived from the original on August 18, 2018. Retrieved Aug 17, 2018.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Grosz, Peter (2002). Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One. Flying Machine Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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