Rohrbach Ro V Rocco

Rohrbach Ro V was a seaplane manufactured by the Rohrbach Metall-Flugzeugbau company in Berlin, Germany. Only one was built, in 1927. It was delivered to Severa GmbH for comparison flights with the Dornier Do J "Superwal" and as a seaplane trainer. It was used for commercial flights in 1928 by the Deutsche Luft Hansa for the Travemünde to Oslo route.

Specifications

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 3
• Capacity: 10 / 12 passengers
• Length: 19.3 m (63 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 26 m (85 ft 4 in)
• Height: 6.65 m (21 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 94 m² (1,010 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 6,850 kg (15,102 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 9,710 kg (21,407 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Condor III V-12 water-cooled piston engines, 480 kW (650 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 220 km/h (137 mph; 119 kn)
• Cruising speed: 168 km/h (104 mph; 91 kn)
• Range: 1,500 km (932 mi; 810 nmi)

References

1. "Rohrbach Ro V "Rocco"". histaviation.com. Retrieved 18 October 2014.

External links

• http://www.biic.de/aviation-museum/planes/country/germany/planes/99.htm
• http://www.histaviation.com/Rohrbach_Ro_V.html