Albatros L 82

L 82

Albatros L 82 with wings folded
Role	Trainer Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Albatros Flugzeugwerke
First flight	1929
Primary user	Germany
Number built	17

The Albatros L 82 was a 1920s German trainer biplane. Of conventional configuration, it seated the pilot and instructor in separate, open cockpits. The wings were single-bay, equal-span, and unstaggered.

Operational history

The prototype and one production L 82b took part in the Challenge 1929 international contest, during which the prototype (D-1704) crashed on 10 August 1929 in Turnu Severin, pilot Karl Ziegler. The second example (D-1706) completed the contest in 27th place, pilot Werner Junck).^[1]

Variants

L 82a - prototype with de Havilland Gipsy engine
L 82b - single example with Siemens-Halske Sh 13 engine
L 82c - production version with Siemens-Halske Sh 14 engine

Specifications (L 82c)

General characteristics

Crew: two, pilot and instructor
Length: 7.41 m (24 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in)
Height: 2.66 m (8 ft 9 in)
Wing area: 20.0 m² (215 sq ft)
Empty weight: 400 kg (880 lb)
Gross weight: 750 kg (1,650 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh 14 , 120 kW (160 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 160 km/h (100 mph, 87 kn)
Range: 560 km (350 mi, 300 nmi)
Service ceiling: 3,800 m (12,500 ft)

Notes

^ Marian Krzyżan: Międzynarodowe turnieje lotnicze 1929–1934, Warsaw 1988

Bibliography

Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 56.

External links

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German Aviation 1919–1945

Albatros aircraft

Early aircraft

Military Idflieg
designations

B type unarmed reconnaissance biplanes	B.I B.II B.III
C type armed reconnaissance biplanes	C.I C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIIII N C.IX C.X C.XI C.XII C.XIII C.XIV C.XV
D type Doppeldecker fighters	D.I D.II D.III D.IV D.V D.VI D.VII D.VIII D.IX D.X D.XI D.XII D.XIII D.XIV D.XV
Dr type Dreidecker triplane fighters	Dr.I Dr.II
G type Grossflugzeug bombers	G.I G.II G.III G.IV
J type close support	J.I J.II J.III

Company
designations

Landflugzeug (Landplanes)	LDD L.1 L.2 L.3 L.4 L.5 L.6 L.7 L.8 L.9 L.10 L.11 L.12 L.13 L.14 L.15 L.16 L.17 L.18 L.19 L.20 L.21 L.22 L.23 L.24 L.25 L.26 L.27 L.28 L.29 L.30 L.31 L.32 L.33 L.34 L.35 L.36 L.37 L.38 L.39 L.40 L.41 L.42 L.43 L.44 L.45 L.46 L.47 L.48 L.49 L.50 L.51 L.52 L.53 L.54 L.55 L.56 L.57 L.58 L.59 L.60 L.65 L.66 L.67 L.68 L.69 L.70 L.71 L.72 L.73 L.74 L.75 L.76 L.77 L.78 L.79 L.80 L.81 L.82 L.83 L.84 L.100 L.101 L.102 L.103
Wasserflugzeug (Seaplanes)	W.1 W.2 W.3 W.4 W.5 W.8 WMZ
Höhenflugzeug (High Altitude)	H.1

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