Albatros L 72

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L 72
Type Cargo aircraft
Manufacturer Albatros Flugzeugwerke
Maiden flight 1926
Number built 4

The Albatros L 72 was a German transport aircraft of the 1920s, designed to carry newspapers between German cities for Ullstein-Verlag. A single revised example was built for the Hamburger Fremdenblatt. The L 72 was a single-engine biplane of conventional configuration with unstaggered wings of equal span.




[edit] Variants

  • L 72a
  • L 72b - two examples for Ullstein AG
  • L 72c Albis - one example for Hamburger Fremdenblatt



[edit] Specifications (L 72c)

General characteristics

  • Crew: two, pilot and one other
  • Capacity: 4 passengers or 400 kg (880 lb) cargo
  • Length: 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
  • Wingspan: 13.0 m (42 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 3.6 m (11 ft 8 in)
  • Wing area: 44.5 m² (479 ft²)
  • Empty weight: 1,345 kg (2,970 lb)
  • Gross weight: 3,090 kg (6,810 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × BMW IV, 180 kW (240 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 160 km/h (100 mph)
  • Service ceiling: 3,100 m (10,200 ft)

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