Etrich Sport-Taube

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The Etrich Sport-Taube is a one-seat, single-engine sports aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in 1929 by Igo Etrich, who also designed the famous Etrich Taube. It was meant to be a cheap private plane (a Volksflugzeug). Only one was built. The closed-cockpit monoplane was powered by a 40 hp engine. After World War I, Etrich moved to Trautenau (now Trutnov) and built the Sport-Taube in the same factory where he made textile machinery. The original aircraft is now displayed hanging from the ceiling at the National Technical Museum in Prague. Although it was designed for private use, its 40 hp engine made it faster than some planes in the Czechoslovak Air Force, and authorities blocked mass production over concerns it could be used for smuggling. Frustrated, Etrich abandoned aeronautical projects and focused on textiles.