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MAY 15, 1924 THE EHRLICH V A New Austrian Passenger Aeroplane FROM the Zentral Aviatik-& Automobil Ges. M.B.H. of Vienna, we have received the following particulars and drawings relating to a new machine just produced by that firm. The " Z.A.A.G." is, as far as we are aware, a new Austrian firm, as we do not recollect having heard of it before, nor are we acquainted with any machines hitherto built by it. The present machine, which is known as the type Ehrlich V, is intended for taxi work or the operation of routes on which ithere is not a great deal of traffic. In addition to the pilot, •the Ehrlich V carries two passengers, accommodated in a small cabin behind the pilot's cockpit. The machine was fuselage, which in front view has a curious resemblance to a face. The wings are apparently of thin section, and there is but one strut on each side, this being in the form of an I-strut of considerable depth. There is neither dihedral nor sweep- back, but the stagger is fairly pronounced. Nevertheless, it would seem likely that the machine would be tail-heavy, with all three occupants placed aft of the wings, with only the engine and, possibly, the petrol tanks in front to bring the e.g. forward. For its power the Ehrlich V is not particularly fast, the figure given by the makers being 160 km. (100 miles) per hour, SPAN 32-IO "LENGTH 22'-0" WING ARE A. 3 33 • 5 SQ. FT. EHRLICH V 180/200 l-PHIERO ENGINE AN AUSTRIAN PASSENGER BIPLANE : The Ehrlich V general arrangement drawings, to scale. designed by Herr Karl Ehrlich, who, in addition to being chief engineer, is also chief pilot of the Z.A.A.G. No particulars are available relating to constructional details, so that it js not known whether the machine is of wood or metal construction. It appears likely, however, 'that it is of ordinary mixed construction, with ply-wood fluselage. The engine is a six-cylinder vertical " Hiero," rated at 180/200 b.h.p., mounted in the nose of the fuselage. The radiator is placed above the engine, against the leading edge of the top plane, thus making possible a rounded nose to the H H 'Belfast-Liverpool " Seasons " THE recently-formed Belfast-Liverpool Air Service is • already proving a success, and we understand that all avail able space in the machines on the Liverpool-Belfast trips is booked up for several months ahead. Season tickets are now being sold on this service, the first one having been issued to the general manager of a big commercial firm. The cost of a season .ticket for six months is £50 London-Birmingham Air Service THE first home service of Imperial Airways, Limited, the new national air organisation, will be inaugurated next Monday, when a series of aeroplanes will carry passengers letween London and Birmingham in connection with the Hardware and Engineering Section of the British Industries <Fair, which takes place in Birmingham from May 12 to May 23. The Birmingham exhibition buildings are situated •actually on the aerodrome at Castle Bromwich, so that 277 which does not compare very favourably with, for instance, the de Havilland 50, which carries five with a Siddeley " Puma " of 230 h.p. at a considerably higher speed. Following are the main characteristics of the Ehrlich \ Length, o.a., 6-7 m. (22 ft.) ; span, 10 m. (32 ft. 10 ins height, 3 • 1 m. (10 ft. 2 ins.) ; wing area, 31 sq. m. (334 sq. it.) weight empty, 850 kg. (1,870 lbs.) ; useful load, 400 kg. (880 lbs.) ; total loaded weight, 1,250 kg. (2,750 lbs). ; wing loading. 40-3 kg./sq. m. (8-25 lbs./sq. ft.) : power loading, 6 kg. (13-2 lbs./h.p.); duration, 2 hrs. 30 mins. ; speed, 160 km. (100 m.p.h.). H H visitors by air will be atle to step directly into the Fair on alighting. Captain Barnard, of King's Cup fame, will pilot the first machine, carrying ten passengers, who will leave the Hotel Victoria, Northumberland Avenue, by motor-car for the aerodrome at 10.30 a.m. They will be received at the exhibition by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham and the Council of the Fair. The air passage occupies an hour, or a little less, and a return journey will be made from Castle Bromwich at 1.30 p.m. Seats may now be looked at the Hotel Victoria. A New Altitude Record ? ACCORDING to reports to hand the French pilot Coupet established a new altitude record on April 6 at Toussus-le- Noble when, flving a Farman Goliath and carrving a load of 2,204 lbs., he attained an altitude of 19,000 ft."
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