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Lohner E

Reconnaissance flying boat built in Austria-Hungary during World War I

Lohner E

Lohner E number E17 circa 1914
Role	Reconnaissance flying boat Type of aircraft
National origin	Austria-Hungary
Manufacturer	Lohner
First flight	10 November 1913^[1]
Number built	approximately 40

The Lohner E was a reconnaissance flying boat built in Austria-Hungary during World War I.^[2]^[3] The "E" stood for Igo Etrich, one of the Lohner engineers.^[1] It was a conventional design for its day with biplane wings that featured slight sweepback, and an engine mounted pusher-fashion in the interplane gap.^[3] Its crew of two was seated in an open cockpit.

Around 40 examples were built before production shifted to the more powerful L.^[2]^[3]

Operators

Austria-Hungary

Specifications

Data from 'The Encyclopedia of World War I^[4]

General characteristics

Crew: Two, pilot and observer
Length: 10.25 m (33 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 16.20 m (53 ft 2 in)
Height: 3.85 m (12 ft 8 in)
Gross weight: 1,700 kg (3,747 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Hiero 85hp , 67 kW (85 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 105 km/h (65 mph, 56 kn)
Endurance: 4 hours
Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,120 ft) ^[5]

Notes

^ ^a ^b "die "E"-Flugboote von Lohner". doppeladler.com. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
^ ^a ^b Taylor 1989, p. 611.
^ ^a ^b ^c World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing, pp. File 900 Sheet 20.
^ Tucker 2005, p. 65.
^ Angelucci 1983, p. 88.

Bibliography

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Angelucci, Enzo. The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980. San Diego, California: The Military Press, 1983. ISBN 0-517-41021-4.
Taylor, Michael J. H. Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 1989. ISBN 0-517-69186-8.
Tucker, Spencer. The Encyclopedia of World War I. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio, 2005. ISBN 978-1851094202.

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