Kolbenmotorflugzeug

Passagierflugzeug Dornier Merkur, der Ad Astra Aero, Immatrikulation CH-171

Dating

Vorbild: 1925

Persons

Ad Astra-Aero AG (Ad-Astra-Aero A.G.; Ad Astra Aero AG; Schweiz. Luftverkehrs-A.-G. Ad Astra-Aero Aviation Suisse S.A.) (1920 - 1931), Betreiber/in Vorbild, archivalisch belegt

Dornier (1914), Hersteller/in Vorbild, archivalisch belegt

Description

Passagierflugzeug Dornier Merkur, der Ad Astra Aero, Immatrikulation CH-171. Vorbild: Einsatzjahre: 1927 - 1932, Spannweite: 19.6 m, Länge: 12.5 m, max. Startgewicht: 3600 kg, Motorenleistung: 450 PS, Reisegeschwindigkeit: 150 km/h, Anzahl Passagiere: 7

Signature / Inscription

Signatur / Beschriftung: Beschriftung: "Ad Astra Aero S.A.", "CH", "171"

Object type

Object (three-dimensional)

Geography

Herkunftsland/Herkunftsort: Deutschland

Material / Technique

Holz, Metall, Kunststoff

Inventory number

VHS-486

Legend

Ganzmetall-Passagierflugzeug Dornier „Merkur“, D 1925 On the way to becoming a means of transport Commercial aircraft come into being Former military aircraft from the First World War were not suitable for the transport of passengers. True commercial aircraft rapidly appeared on the scene, such as the Junkers F-13 (the first all-metal passenger aircraft), the Fokker F-II, F-III and F-VII as well as the Dornier “Merkur”. With their enclosed passenger cabins, they offered modest comfort although the pilots were still exposed to the airflow.