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1 Design  





2 Variants  





3 Operational history  





4 Operators  





5 Specifications (ME.17toE.21)  





6 See also  





7 References  














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Lohner M
Lohner M M.39 in flight on 23 February 1916, off Bavsic.
Role Reconnaissance flying boat
National origin Austro-Hungarian Empire
Manufacturer Lohner
First flight 1914
Introduction February 1914
Number built 15

The Lohner M was a reconnaissance flying boat produced in Austria-Hungary during World War I.

Design[edit]

The Lohner M was a biplane flying boat with slightly backswept wings and the pilot and observer sat side-by-side in the cockpit. One version of the Type M, the "MkN", was designed as a mine-spotting plane.[1]

Variants[edit]

M
(M1) Initial production aircraft powered by 85 hp (63 kW) Hiero 4-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine; 4 delivered to KuK Kriegsmarine (E.17toE.21).
Mn
(M2) Second production batch; 5 delivered to KuK Kriegsmarine (E.33toE.38).
Mk
A single M powered by 100 hp (75 kW) Mercedes D.I (M.31)
Mkn

Operational history[edit]

The Type Ms patrolled the Adriatic Sea from 1914 until spring 1915, but they were supplanted by the Lohner Type L. After 1915, the Type Ms were consigned to second-line duties, but remained in service until 1917.[2]

Operators[edit]

 Austria-Hungary

Specifications (ME.17toE.21)[edit]

Data from Windsock Datafile 127: Lohner Type M [2]

General characteristics

8.3 m (27 ft) hull only

Performance

500 m (1,600 ft) in 7.5 minutes
1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 25 minutes

Armament

See also[edit]

Related development

Related lists

References[edit]

  1. ^ Heinz J. Nowarra, Bruce Robertson, and Peter G. Cooksley. Marine Aircraft of the 1914–1918 War. Letchworth, Herts, England: Harleyford Publications Limited, 1966. ISBN 0900435070
  • ^ a b Haddow, George (2008). Windsock Datafile 127: Lohner Type M. Great Britain: Albatros Productions. ISBN 978-1-902207-97-1.

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