The Albatros L 73 was a German twin-engined biplane airliner of the 1920s. Of conventional configuration, it featured a streamlined, boat-like fuselage and engine nacelles. All four manufactured aircraft of that type were operated by Deutsche Luft Hansa, one of which (Brandenburg, D-961) crashed near Babekuhl on 28 May 1928.
| L 73 | |
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| D-961 Brandenburg at the opening of Stettin Airstrip in 1927. Second from left the Stockholm Municipal commissioner Yngve Larsson. | |
| Role | Airliner |
| Manufacturer | Albatros Flugzeugwerke |
| Designer | Gustav Lachmann |
| First flight | 1926 |
| Primary user | Deutsche Luft Hansa |
| Number built | 4 |
Variants edit
- L 73a
- powered by two 310 kW (420 hp) Siemens-built Bristol Jupiter.[1]
- L 73b
- version with Junkers L5 engines
- L 73c
- engines upgraded to BMW V
Operators edit
Specifications (L 73b) edit
Data from The Albatros L.73 [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: Two (pilot and engineer)
- Capacity: Eight passengers
- Length: 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in)
- Wingspan: 19.7 m (64 ft 8 in)
- Height: 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 92 m2 (990 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 2,914 kg (6,424 lb)
- Gross weight: 4,610 kg (10,163 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × BMW IV six-cylinder, water-cooled Inline engine, 180 kW (240 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
- Range: 540 km (340 mi, 290 nmi) [3]
- Service ceiling: 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
- Time to altitude: 14 minutes to 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
References edit
- ^ Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 128c.
- ^ "The Albatros L.73: A German Biplane with Two 240 h.p. B.M.W. IV Engines". Flight. XVIII (924): 562–564. 9 September 1926.
- ^ Stroud 1966, p. 225.
Further reading edit
- Stroud, John (1966). European Transport Aircraft since 1910. London: Putnam.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 55–56.
External links edit
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