At the end of March, 1913, the total number of private aeroplanes in the country was about twenty. ETRICH Monoplanes. Etrich Flieger Werke, Wiener Neustadt. Igo Etrich was a very early experimenter in conjunction with Wels. In 1909 he produced on his own account the first _Etrich_ monoplane, a characteristic machine, which except for detail improvement, varying dimensions, etc., has not been appreciably altered since. (See Historical Section.) [Illustration: _Photo, C. Maleuit._] -----------------------------+---------------+-----------------+---------------------+ | | ~VIII 1911-12.~ | ~1912-13.~ | Model and date. | ~VII 1911.~ | 2-seater | Limousine 2-seater. | -----------------------------+---------------+-----------------+---------------------+ ~Length~ feet (m.) | 37 (11.30) | 30-3/4 (9.30) | 26-1/4 (8) | ~Span~ feet (m.) | 48 (14.60) | 42 (12.80) | 31-1/4 (9.50) | ~Area~ sq. feet (m squared.) | 380 (35) | 323 (30) | 280 (26) | {total lbs. (kgs.)| ... | ... | ... | ~Weight~ { | | | | {useful lbs. (kgs.)| ... | ... | ... | ~Motor~ h.p. | 120 Daimler | 100 | 60 Daimler | ~Speed~ m.p.h. (km.) | ... | ... | ... | Number built during 1912 | 5 | 2 | 2 | -----------------------------+---------------+-----------------+---------------------+ Remarks.--A number of _VII_ & _VIII_ have been sold for military purposes to the Austrian, Russian, German, and other governments. [Illustration: Etrich VIII. UAS.] [Illustration: Etrich. Limousine. _Photo, Guld._] LOHNER-DAIMLER. This firm is now amalgamated with Etrich. [Illustration]