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Model and date. | Monoplane. |
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~Length~ feet (m.)| 29-1/2 (9) |
~Span~ feet (m.)| 42-3/4 (13) |
~Area~ sq. feet (m squared.)| 323 (30) |
{total lbs. (kgs.)| 950 (430) |
~Weight~ { | |
{useful lbs. (kgs.)| 395 (180) |
~Motor~ | Argus, 100 |
~Speed~ max. m.p.h. (km.)| 56 (90) |
Number built during 1912 | 2 |
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~U~
UNION FLUGZEUGWERKE. Union Flugzeugwerke G. m. b. H. Elsenstrasse 106 &
107, Berlin s. o. 36. Established 1913. Capital 500,000 marks. Capacity
of works: 20 machines a year.
[Illustration]
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| ~Bomhard.~ |
Model and date. | Pfeilflieger, |
| ~1913.~ |
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~Length~ feet (m.)| 32-3/4 (10) |
~Span~ feet (m.)| 59 (18) |
~Area~ sq. feet (m squared.)| 450 (42) |
{total lbs. (kgs.)| 1235 (560) |
~Weight~ { | |
{useful lbs. (kgs.)| 617 (280) |
~Motor~ | 100 Argus |
{max. m.p.h. (km.)| 69 (110) |
~Speed~ { | |
{min. m.p.h. (km.)| 62 (100) |
Number built during 1912 | New firm |
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~W~
WRIGHT. Flugmaschine Wright, G. m. b. H., Adlershof, bei Berlin. Company
formed to trade in German rights for the Wright Bros.' patents.
Considerable departures have been made from the U.S. pattern, and some
have been built with a single propeller only. Capacity of works 100-150
a year.
[Illustration: Armoured war aeroplane.]
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