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1924 - 0449.PDF
JULY 17, 1924 ALL-METAL FLYING BOATS FOR BRITAIN Wm.' Beardmore and Co., Ltd., Secure Rohrbach Rights IT has now become possible to state officially that the famous firm of Wm. Beardmore and Co., Ltd., has secured the British building rights for the machines designed by Dr. Rohrbach, and will exploit the patents held by the famous German designer. Dr. Rohrbach, it will be remembered, was chief engineer and designer to the Zeppelin-Staaken works during the War, and among the machines of his design mention may be made of the very unorthodox four-engined Zeppelin s' »W 9taaken Company and emigrated to Denmark, where he founded the Rohrbach Metal Aeroplan Co. A/S. in Copen- ha gen. This firm has constructed a twin-engined, all-metal flying boat, type Ro. II, which was illustrated in our issue of May 1, 1924. The machine illustrated was the original experimental type, but we understand that it has since been put into production. The Ro. II will now be constructed at the Beardmore works The Rohrbach Ro. II taxying : Inset a view of the machine in flight. Staaken monoplane, built entirely of duralumin, which was finished shortly after the War, but which was destroyed by the order of the Inter-Allied Commission after having made a few successful test flights. As it became evident that no German designer who wished to progress would have any opportunity to do so while the present restrictions on size and power of even commercial machines were in force, Dr. Rohrbach severed his connection with the Zeppelin- at Dalmuir, as will also other types of Dr. Rohrbach's design, but about these we are not permitted to give further informa tion at the moment. As the type Ro. II will probablv be the first machine to be built at Dalmuir we have thought that an illustrated description might be of considerable interest to our readers. At present it has not been deemed desirable to go into very great detail as regards the construc tional features, but it is hoped that at a later date, when the Side view, from above, of the Rohrbach Ro. II. The men standing by the engines give a good idea of the size of the machine. 449 C2
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