Dr. Adolf Rohrbach Chronicles

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Dr. Adolf Rohrbach was an important German aviation pioneer who died in 1939.  He was a specialist in the use of duralumin and built a series of large monoplane flying boats in an attempt to establish passenger travel across the Atlantic Ocean.

The chronicles of his dramatic life are stored here in addition to a long  list of references;  just click the main link or the additional ones:

ROHRBACH CHRONICLES 5E versionA4

ROHRBACH’s DEATH

THE ROHRBACH ARCHIVES UPDATE 2.0

        Additional Monographs by Rohrbach:

NACA Giant Airplanes                NACA Curved Flight Ro

NACA Light Structures               NACA Performance Rohrbach

NACA Ro Large Seaplanes        NACA Ro Sizing Flying boats

A Brochure in French from ROHRBACH METALL-FLUGZEUGBAU,
ca. 1929; with thanks to Scott Malaznik:

ROHRBACH_French Brochure

About ROHRBACH’s first flying boat:

ROHRBACH Flying Boat Ro-II

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