Engineering:Etrich VII

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Etrich VII
Etrich VII
General information
TypeMonoplane
National originAustria-Hungary
ManufacturerEtrich
Designer
Igo Etrich
Management and usageAustria-Hungary, Germany, Italy, Russia
Number built5 (1912)

The Etrich VII monoplane was designed by Igo Etrich and first flown in 1911. A closely related two-seat design known as the Etrich VIII was also produced around the same time. Examples of VII and VIII were sold to several European militaries, including those of Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary[1] and Italy.[2]

Specifications (VII)

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
  • Wingspan: 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in)
  • Wing area: 35 m2 (380 sq ft)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Austro-Daimler 6 "V", 89 kW (120 hp)

Operators

  •  Austria-Hungary
  • Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops
  •  German Empire
  • Imperial German Flying Corps
  •  Kingdom of Italy
  • Royal Italian Army
  • Imperial Russian Air Service

References

  1. ↑ Jane, Fred T (2023). "Austro-Hungarian Aeroplanes". Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 1913: Enriched Edition: Pioneering Aircraft and Aviation Evolution in 1913. Good Press. https://books.google.ae/books?id=NvbbEAAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PP38#v=onepage&q&f=false. 
  2. ↑ "Russian Army Aviation". The Aeroplane 2 (37): 160. 15 February 1912.