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POPULAR MECHANICS
The Biggest Flying Boat Ever Built, the Triple-Engined Rohtbach "Romar," Was Successfully Flown on Its Initial Trials after Being Launched Recently at Travemuende, Germany. The Huge Craft Develops 2,160 Horsepower and Carries 2,114 Gallons of Gasoline in Its Wing Tanks. Owing to Its Boatlike Construction, It Can Ride Out a Storm at Sea If Forced to Alight; Three of the Boats Have Been Ordered by the German Air Lines for Service to South America, to Be Flown in Three Hops, the Longest Being from the Cape Verde Islands to Fernando Noronha, off the Coast of Brasil; the Planes Have a Wing Span of 121 Feet and a Length of Seventy-Two Feet Eight Inches, and Weigh 41,140 Pounds with Full Load.
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