aviatik

This is not an Albatros. It is from another manufacturer and was not a production aircraft, but rather a prototype.

Aviatik IMG Any idea who the manufacturer is? Thanks!

It is an Aviatik C.IX. This text is taken from Peter Gray and Owen Thetford. German aircraft of then first world war Aviatik C IX Three prototypes were constructed during 1918 (6306/18-6308/18) and differed mainly in the shape of the tail surfaces. One aircraft had ailerons on the top wing only; the other had ailerons at all four wingtips. Airframe 6307/18 was tested to destruction at Adlershof over the period 13th to 18th June 1918. Engine, 200 h.p. Benz IV. Weights: Empty, 980 kg. (2.156 lb.). Loaded, 1,340 kg. (2,948 lb.). Speed, 160 km.hr. (100 m.p.h.). Ceiling, 4,500 m. (14.760 ft.). Armament, one Spandau and one Parabellum machine-gun.

I looked long at this one as it was difficult to identify. Sure is not a machine with a similarity to the Taube, the crucial wing construction is a 'normal' monoplane construction here. In the end this is not even a German machine but a Hanriot monoplane. As these machines evaluated in time, for instance the steering system evaluated from the Antoinette-system steering wheels at the fuselage side, to handles at the side of the fuselage to finally this method of steering wheel. This is most likely the last Hanriot model (year 1912) a two-seater version, with extra oil tanks. It could be deduced that this special machine was modified for a long distance or endurance competition.

I would identify this machine as a Hanriot monoplane (1912)

Hello SDASM and Kees Kort,
The photo shows the pilot Ernst Schlegel (1882-1976) on an aircraft from the famous "Automobil und Aviatik Werke Mülhausen" in 1912. At that time, Schlegel was a flight instructor in Gotha.
The aircraft is a licensed replica of a Hanriot.
Here you can find some information about Ernst Schlegel:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Schlegel_(Ingenieur,_1882)

At that time Ingold held the world record for the longest duration flight -- 16 hrs and 20 minutes: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F40612FC355D13...

I started a biography at Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Ingold

Richard Norton -- Richard Arthur Norton, Thanks for flagging this image as one of your top favorites in the LOC photostream. You wrote, "I love the people who do not have a biography in Wikipedia yet. I am still compiling information on these people. Here are some examples of flyers from the early years of aviation that have attracted my attention." We appreciate your regular contributions to identifying the photographs in the Bain News Service collection and enriching their stories. Your selection now appears in the new set, [http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/sets/72157640980107725/] Happy Valentine's Day! -- Helena, on behalf of LOC

There is another view of Karl Ingold at www.jadu.de/luftfahrt/flugwesen/hoehenrausch/Seiten/kingo... The text in German is Der Flieger Karl Ingold, der durch einen Flug von 16 Stunden 20 Minuten einen neuen Weltrekord im Überlandflug ohne Zwischenlandung aufstellte; er stieg am 08. Februar [1914] morgens in Mülhausen i. E. auf, flog über Gotha, Naumburg, Kottbus und die Lausitz, bog dann nach Süden bis Kempten und landete schließlich nachts 11,55 bei München. Er erhielt für seinen 1700-km-Flug den Städtepreis der Nationalflugspende. Bruno Langers Weltrekord wird durch den Flug Ingolds nicht beeinträchtigt, da eine Dauerhöchstleistung nur auf dem Flugplatz vor den Augen der Sportzeugen gewertet wird. Karl Ingold obtained German flying license (Flugzeugführer) No.114 on 13 September 1911.

Ingold was in the news already in 1913 when he made another short overland flight on 26 September 1913. This is the (small) report as published in Flugsport Von Mülhausen (Elsaß) nach Leipzig flog am 26. September Ingolf auf Aviatik-Eindecker 100 PS Argus-Motor in 6 Studen. Er flog in Mülhausen am 6 Uhr morgens ab und landete um 12 Uhr mittages in Leipzig auf dem Flugplatz Mockau. Gegen 4 Uhr ist er nach Johannisthal aufgestiegen, wo er 4 1/2 Uhr eintraf. Source: Flugsport 1913 - Issue 20 (1 October) p.767