Rohrbach Romar
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| Ro X Romar | |
|---|---|
| Type | Long-range commercial flying-boat |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Rohrbach Metall Flugzeugbau GmbH |
| Maiden flight | 1928 |
| Primary users | Deutsche Luft-Hansa French Navy |
| Number built | 4 |
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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Operators
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[edit] 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)
Related lists
[edit] 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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