Rohrbach Metall-Flugzeugbau
Rohrbach Metall-Flugzeugbau was an airplane factory located in Berlin, Germany and founded in 1922 by Dr.-Ing Adolf Rohrbach. Rohrbach was a pioneer in building airplanes based on the metal stressed skin principle.
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At the time of the early aircraft production the Versailles Treaty forbade the construction and export of large aircraft in Germany, so Rohrbach set up a Danish company, the 'Rohrbach-Metall-Aeroplan Co. A/S', to build the early Rohrbach aircraft. The strict regulation of the aircraft industry was relaxed in 1926 allowing the Rohrbach series to be built at the Rohrbach Metall-Flugzeugbau GmbH factory in Berlin.[1]
The company enjoyed only limited commercial success, with the Rohrbach Roland ten-seat airliner as its only model built in any quantity. By 1934 the company was taken over by Weser Flugzeugbau, where Adolf Rohrbach became technical director.
Models
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- Rohrbach RoI
- Rohrbach Ro II 1923
- Rohrbach Ro III 1927
- Rohrbach Ro IIIa Rodra
- Rohrbach Ro IV Inverness 1925
- Rohrbach Ro V Rocco 1927
- Rohrbach Ro VI or the 'Beardmore Inflexible' 1928, one built in the UK by William Beardmore & Co
- Rohrbach Ro VII Robbe 1926
- Rohrbach Ro VIII Roland 1926
- Rohrbach Ro IX Rofix 1927
- Rohrbach Ro X Romar 1927
- Rohrbach Ro XI Rostra 1928
References
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- http://www.xs4all.nl/~androom/biography/p012524.htm
- http://www.histaviation.com/Rohrbach_Ro_II.html
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- http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/2008/06/04/german-flying-boats-part-1-1914-1935/4/
- Clippings about Rohrbach Metall-Flugzeugbau in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW