Lohner Type M
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| Role | Reconnaissance flying boat |
| National origin | Austro-Hungarian Empire |
| Manufacturer | Lohner |
| First flight | 1914 |
| Introduction | February 1914 |
| Number built | 15 |
The Lohner M was a reconnaissance flying boat produced in Austria-Hungary during World War I.
Design
[edit]The Lohner M was a biplane flying boat with slightly backswept wings and the pilot and observer sat side-by-side in the cockpit. One version of the Type M, the "MkN", was designed as a mine-spotting plane.[1]
Variants
[edit]- M
- (M1) Initial production aircraft powered by 85 hp (63 kW) Hiero 4-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine; 4 delivered to KuK Kriegsmarine (E.17 to E.21).
- Mn
- (M2) Second production batch; 5 delivered to KuK Kriegsmarine (E.33 to E.38).
- Mk
- A single M powered by 100 hp (75 kW) Mercedes D.I (M.31)
- Mkn
Operational history
[edit]The Type Ms patrolled the Adriatic Sea from 1914 until spring 1915, but they were supplanted by the Lohner Type L. After 1915, the Type Ms were consigned to second-line duties, but remained in service until 1917.[2]
Operators
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Specifications (M E.17 to E.21)
[edit]Data from Windsock Datafile 127: Lohner Type M [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2 (pilot and observer)
- Length: 9.2 m (30 ft 2 in) overall
- 8.3 m (27 ft) hull only
- Upper wingspan: 13 m (42 ft 8 in)
- Lower wingspan: 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
- Height: 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 31 m2 (330 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 580 kg (1,279 lb)
- Gross weight: 900 kg (1,984 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hiero 4-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 63 kW (85 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 90 km/h (56 mph, 49 kn)
- Range: 500 km (310 mi, 270 nmi)
- Endurance: ca. 5 hours
- Service ceiling: 2,500 m (8,200 ft)
- Time to altitude:
- 500 m (1,600 ft) in 7.5 minutes
- 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 25 minutes
Armament
- Guns: 1 × trainable machine gun for observer
- Bombs: 50 kg (110 lb) of bombs
See also
[edit]Related development
Related lists
- List of maritime patrol aircraft
- List of flying boats and floatplanes
- List of World War I Central Powers aircraft
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lohner M.
- ^ Heinz J. Nowarra, Bruce Robertson, and Peter G. Cooksley. Marine Aircraft of the 1914–1918 War. Letchworth, Herts, England: Harleyford Publications Limited, 1966. ISBN 0900435070
- ^ a b Haddow, George (2008). Windsock Datafile 127: Lohner Type M. Great Britain: Albatros Productions. ISBN 978-1-902207-97-1.