Albatros L 59
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| L 59 | |
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| Role | Sport aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Albatros Flugzeugwerke |
| First flight | 1923 |
| Produced | 4 (both variants) |
The Albatros L 59 was a single-seat German utility aircraft of the 1920s. It was a single-engine low-wing cantilever monoplane with large, spatted wide track undercarriage attached, unusually for the time not to the fuselage but to the wing roots. The whole aircraft was covered in 3-ply.[1]
The L.59 was flying by September 1923.[1]
Variants
- L.59
- Single seat, 60 hp (45 kW) Siemens-Halske Sh.4 5-cylinder radial.[1] One built.[2]
- L.60
- Two seats, 80 hp (60 kW) Siemens-Halske Sh 5 7-cylinder radial. Identical dimensions, slightly heavier empty and faster both level and climbing.[1][3] Three built.[4]
Specifications (L 59)
Data from Flight 13 September 1923, pp. 581–2
General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Length: 5.40 m (17 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 10.30 m (33 ft 9 in)
- Height: 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in)
- Wing area: 10.0 m2 (108 ft2)
- Empty weight: 350 kg (772 lb)
- Gross weight: 485 kg (1,069 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh.4 5-cylinder radial, 45 kW (60 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 140 at 3,000 m (9,843 ft) km/h (90 mph)
- Range: 525 km (327 miles)
- Rate of climb: 1.9 m/s (365 to 1,000 m (3,280 ft) ft/min)
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