Rohrbach Metall-Flugzeugbau was an airplane factory located in

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and founded in 1922 by Dr.-Ing Adolf Rohrbach. Rohrbach was a pioneer in building airplanes based on the metal

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principle. At the time of the early aircraft production the

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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. The company enjoyed only limited commercial success, with the

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ten-seat airliner as its only model built in any quantity. By 1934 the company was taken over by

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, where Adolf Rohrbach became technical director.

Models

Ad Astra Aero - Rohrbach Ro VIIIa Roland 1929

* Rohrbach Ro I * Rohrbach Ro II 1923 * Rohrbach Ro III 1927 *

Rohrbach Ro IIIa Rodra The Rohrbach Ro III was a twin-engined, all-metal flying boat built in Germany in the mid-1920s. A development of the Ro II, it could be configured either as an airliner or a reconnaissance aircraft. It was developed into the similar but more pow ...

* Rohrbach Ro IV 1925 * Rohrbach Ro V Rocco 1927 * Rohrbach Ro VI or the 'Beardmore Inflexible' 1928, one built in the UK by

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* 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 * Rohrbach Ro XII Roska project * Rohrbach Roterra

References

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External links

* http://www.xs4all.nl/~androom/biography/p012524.htm * http://www.histaviation.com/Rohrbach_Ro_II.html * http://www.histaviation.com/Rohrbach.html Rohrbach * http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/2008/06/04/german-flying-boats-part-1-1914-1935/4/ * {{Authority control Aviation history of Berlin Defunct aircraft manufacturers of Germany