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Jane's All the World's Aircraft. 1913 by Fred T. Jane

5. Minimum endurance, 4 hours.

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~Army Aviators.~ Ackermann, Lt. K. Albrecht, Ob-Lt. K. Altrichter, Lt. K. v. Apell, Lt. K. Barends, Lt. von Beaulieu, Ob-Lt. W. Berlin, Ob-Lt. E. Blume, Lt. W. Boeder, Lt. O. Braun, Lt. Busch, Lt. H. v. Buttlar, Lt. W. Canter, Lt. Cipa, T. Coerper, W. Lt. von Detten, Lt. G. Demmel, Lt. M. Dransfield, Lt. E. Eich, H. von Eickstedt, Ob-Lt. V. Erhardt, Ob-Lt, R. (119) von Falkenhayn, Lt. F. E. Graf Finck von Finckenstein, Lt. L. Fisch, Lt. W. (107) von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen, Lt. F. E. Funck, Lt. W. Geerdtz, F. H. (133) von Gersdorff, Ob-Lt. E. Geyer, Lt. H. Goebel, Ob-Lt. W. Grade, W. H. St. (20) von Hadeln, Lt. F. v. Hammacher, Lt. (49) von Hammerstein Gesmold, Ob-Lt. F.A. Hantelmann, Ob-Lt. M. von Helldorf, Ob-Lt. v. Hiddessen, F. Lt. (47) Hildebrand, Ob-Lt. F. Hofer, Ob-Lt. W. Hoepker, Lt. A. von Jagwitz, Lt. F. Joly, Lt. A. Justi, Lt. K. Kahl, H. Kastner, Lt. H. Keim, Lt. J. (127) Keller, Lt. G. Koch, Lt. W Kohr, Lt. R. Lauer, Lt. R. Lauterbach, Ob-Lt. F. von Lichtenfels, Lt. S. (51) von Liusingen, Lt. L. Ludewig, F. Ob-Lt. Meyer, Lt. W. (136) von Minkwitz, Lt. H. von Mirbach, Lt. K. Mudra, Lt. H. (95) Neumann, Ob-Lt. H. von Obernitz, Ob-Lt. W. Oelsner, Lt. W. von Oertzen, Ob-Lt. J. von Osterroht, Lt. P-H. Petri, Ob-Lt. F. (120) Pfeifer, Lt. L. Pirner, Lt. H. K. von Poser und Gross-Naedlitz, Ob-Lt. F. Pueschel, Ob-Lt. K. Rapmund, Lt. M. Reiche, Lt. A. v. Reichenberg-Wolfskeel, Graf. (93) Reinhardt, Lt. S. Reuss, Lt. W. Ritter, Lt. K. (121) Roser, H. H. (83) Schaefer, Ob-Lt. L. v. Scheele, Lt. A. Schlegel, Lt. O. Schneider, Lt. H. Schreyer, F. Schulz, Lt. J. Schwartzkopff, Lt. H. Serno, Lt. E. Sieber, Lt. H. Solmitz, F. Lt. Sommer, Lt. P. Steindorf, H. Steger, O. Lt. von Stoephasius, Lt. M. Striper, Lt. F. Suren, Lt. E. Suren, Lt. G. Suren, Lt. H. Taeufert, Lt. W. v. Tiedemann, Ob-Lt. R. (17) von Trotha, Ob-Lt. Vogt, Lt. v. Wedemeyer, Ob-Lt. E. Wendler, Lt. W. Weyer, Lt. G. Wiegandt, Lt. W. Wilberg, Ob-Lt. H. (26) Wildt, Lt. K. (43) Wirth, Ob-Lt. W. (92) Wulff, Lt. A. Zwickau, Lt. K. ~Navy General.~ The 1913 expenditure on naval aviation (including dirigibles) is L250,000 (50 million marks), plus a portion of the special expenditure. ~Naval Flying Schools.~ ~Holminsel~ b. Danzig. ~Putzig~ b. Danzig. ~Naval Stations.~ ~North Sea.~--Cuxhaven (staff to be 5 officers and 192 under officers and men), Emden and Hamburg. ~Baltic.~--Kiel, Putzig and Konigsberg. ~General Headquarters.~--Berlin. Each station will ultimately consist of one dirigible and a number of hydro-aeroplanes. ~Navy Aeroplanes.~ At the end of 1912 the total effective force was:-- ~4 monoplanes~ (_Rumpler_ hydro.) ~10 biplanes~ (4 _Albatros_ hydro., 2 _Curtiss_ hydro., 4 _Euler_). -- Total ~14~ The _Curtiss_ were purchased towards the end of 1911, all the others in 1912. All are or can be fitted with wireless, range 50 miles.
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1. Chapter 1 2. PART D.--AERIAL "WHO'S WHO" AND DIRECTORY. 3. Part C deals with aero-engines. It is mainly remarkable--in comparison 4. 1. _Theoretical course._--Lectures on meteorology, structure of 5. 2. _Practical._--This, in addition to flight, consists of dismounting 6. 1. LA BELGIQUE II~ (late ~I~)_ 4,000 m cubed. 7. 2. LA BELGIQUE III 8. 1912. Details of this special machine are:--~Length,~ 27 feet 10 inches 9. 1910. In 1912-13 the Huntingdon, modified, was flying well. 10. 2. Special establishments, dealing with purchase, construction, and big 11. 4. Depots. A species of dockyards dealing with minor repairs, etc. 12. 3. Lyon. 13. 5. Russian Military dirigible, KOMMISSIONNY,} 14. 7. ASTRA-TRANSAERIENNE-VILLE DE PAU-VILLE} 15. 14. ASTRA-TORRES I 1911 16. 9. New ship of 17,000 m cubed building. " " 17. 2. " II (_De la Vaulx_) 18. 6. " VI Sold to United States 19. 12. " XII (_Spiess_) " (rigid) 20. 1. Must be of entirely German manufacture, with ample and comfortable 21. 2. Design must permit of fitting bomb droppers and photographic 22. 4. Dimensions must not exceed 49 feet span (14.50 m.), 39 feet long (12 23. 5. Minimum endurance, 4 hours. 24. 1913. Others on order, including _Ottos_ on floats (_A.G.O._), of which 25. 1912. The 1912 model is of entirely novel type, a tail first monoplane 26. 3. St. Petersburg " 27. 100. At the end of March, 1913, the total number was about 250, of which 28. 1911. Agents for _Caudrons_ and _Deperdussins_. Run a school for these. 29. 1909. On 25th July, 1909, Bleriot made the first Cross-Channel flight in 30. Part C. 31. 1906. Has had more falls than any other aviators. First man to fly 32. 1908. Has made many good flights ever since. In 1912-13 produced a 33. 1870. Aeronaut since 1898. Did a trip, Paris to Sweden. Treasurer 34. 1910. (Ae. C. F. pilot 31). Distinguished himself on _H. Farmans_ 35. 1887. Commenced work in 1893 with Dr. Graham Bell, and later, 36. 1878. Author of _Moderne Luftschiffahrt_ and other works. 37. 1911. Winner of many prizes in America. 38. 1891. ("Philips' entry.") Leading authority on aviation subjects. 39. 1875. Leading Figure in German aerial circles. Connected with the 40. 1911. Designer to the _Bristol_ Co., 1911. 41. 1904. Now aviator and writer on subject. 42. 1908. Designed _Akron_, 1911. Killed 1911. 43. 1906. Induced H. Farman to be interested in aviation. 44. 1910. Has made many famous flights. 45. 1905. Details of this and later _Zeppelins_ will be found on the

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