Rohrbach Romar
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| Role | Long-range commercial flying-boat |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Rohrbach Metall Flugzeugbau GmbH |
| First flight | 1928 |
| Primary users | Deutsche Luft Hansa French Navy |
| Number built | 4 |
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The Rohrbach Ro X Romar was a German long-range commercial flying-boat and the last aircraft designed and built by Rohrbach Metall Flugzeugbau GmbH.
Development
The Romar was the final production aircraft from Rohrbach and was a monoplane flying-boat with a crew of four or five and two cabins for a total of 12 passengers. The revised Romar II could accommodate 16 passengers. It had three BMW VIUZ Vee piston engines strut mounted above the wing. The first aircraft flew on 7 August 1928 and was unveiled at the Berlin Aviation Exhibition in October 1928. Only four aircraft were built, three were used on Baltic services by Deutsche Luft Hansa and one was supplied to the French Navy.
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Specifications
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 4 or five
- Capacity: 12
- Length: 22.0 m (72 ft 2¼ in)
- Wingspan: 36.90 m (121 ft 0¾ in)
- Height: 8.50 m (27 ft 10¾ in)
- Wing area: 170 m2 (1829.92 ft2)
- Empty weight: 9900 kg (21826 lb)
- Gross weight: 19000 kg (41888 lb)
- Powerplant: 3 × BMW VIUZ Vee piston engine, 485 kW (650 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph)
- Range: 4000 km (2485 miles)
- Service ceiling: 2800 m (9185 ft)
See also
- Related lists
References
- ↑ Oribis 1985, page 2816
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
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