| Ro XI Rostra | |
|---|---|
| Role | Flying boat mail plane |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Rohrbach |
| First flight | 30 October 1928 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Rohrbach Ro XI Rostra was a flying boat built in Germany in 1928 for use as a transatlantic mail plane.[1] It shared the same general configuration its predecessor, the Ro V Rocco: a conventional, high-wing flying boat with cruciform empennage and two engines mounted tractor-fashion in nacelles mounted on struts above the wing. The flight deck and cabin were fully enclosed. However, while the Rocco's wings had been braced by struts, the Rostra's wings were a fully cantilever design.[1]
By late 1928, Philadelphia journalist Mildred Johnson was organising an east-to-west transatlantic flight aboard the Rostra, initially with three other passengers,[2] but later as the sole passenger.[3] In mid 1929, the Rostra made a preliminary 1,760 km (1,090 mi) round trip between Travemünde and Stockholm carrying ten passengers, and a longer-range flight to Iceland was planned.[4]
Data from "Rohrbach Ro XI 'Rostra'"
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