| Luft-Limousine | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Etrich Luft-Limousine | |
| Role | Reconnaissance aircraft |
| National origin | Austria-Hungary |
| Manufacturer | Etrich |
| Designer | Igo Etrich |
| First flight | 1912 |
| Primary user | KuKLFT |
| Number built | 2 |
The Luft-Limousine or Luftlimousine, also known as Etrich VIII Luft-Limousine, was a single engine monoplane built by the Etrich company in Silesia in 1912.
The Luft-Limousine was designed by Igo Etrich, the builder of the Etrich Taube. [1]
The plane was built in the 'Etrich Fliegerwerke' factory in Liebau (today Lubawka, Poland). It was an aircraft with a cabin for one pilot and a single passenger that was enclosed with wire gauze and celluloid windows, the reason for which Igo Etrich named it Luft-Limousine. [1] The Luft-Limousine was the first military monoplane with an enclosed cabin. It was powered by a 60 hp Austro-Daimler engine. [1]
The maiden flight of this plane took place in Josefstadt, only few kilometres south of Trautenau on 7 May 1912. [2] During World War I the Luft-Limousine was used by the Austro-Hungarian army. [1]
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