Vintage Wings - Demoiselle 1908

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Etrich Taube - 1910

To Igo Etrich must be given a foremost place amongst those pioneers who, not content with constructing a machine that would fly, also worked in order to evolve an aeroplane naturally stable in a disturbed medium. He studied the propulsive organs of every kind of flying animals, and even went to the extent of investigating different species of flying seeds, those of the sycamore and pine, for instance, which are so abundant in the vegetable kingdom.
This preparatory work led him to try a glider of his own design, very ingeniously constructed, and of such an original plan form, that at that time it was considered bordering on the fantastical. In 1909 a power-driven aeroplane was developed, and soon captured all existing Austrian records. Since then it has undergone improvement after improvement, is universally ranked among the most successful and most scientifically designed aircraft.
The manufacture of the Etrich monoplane has been standardized into four types, a two-seater touring machine of 65 Hp, a single-seater racer of similar power, a 120 Hp three-seater touring machine, and a similarly engined racer to carry two.
During the years of serial production of the factory floor came more than 500 airplanes, most of them on account of the firm Rumpler. In August 1914, all aircraft belonging to private owners in Germany were confiscated and assigned to the Air Force.

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