Albatros L 75

L 75 Ass
Role	Trainer
Manufacturer	Albatros Flugzeugwerke
Designer	Walter Blume
First flight	1928
Number built	43

The Albatros L 75 Ass (German: "Ace") was a German trainer biplane of the 1920s. Of conventional configuration, it seated the pilot and instructor in separate, open cockpits. The wings were single-bay, equal-span, and had a slight stagger. Production continued after Albatros was absorbed by Focke-Wulf

Variants

• L 75 - prototype with BMW IVa engine
• L 75a - production version with BMW Va engine
• L 75b - with Junkers L5 engine
• L 75c - BMW Va engine
• L 75d - BMW Va engine
• L 75E - BMW Va engine
• L 75F - Junkers L5G engine
• L 75DSA - BMW Va engine
• L 75DSB - Junkers L5 engine

Operators

• DVS

Specifications (L 75a)

General characteristics

• Crew: two, pilot and instructor
• Length: 10.0 m (32 ft 10 in)
• Wingspan: 12.5 m (41 ft 0 in)
• Height: 3.71 m (12 ft 2 in)
• Wing area: 37.0 m² (398 ft²)
• Empty weight: 1,150 kg (2,535 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,835 kg (4,045 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × BMW V, 270 kW (360 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 217 km/h (135 mph)
• Range: 1,600 km (1,000 miles)
• Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft)

See also

References

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 56. 
• German Aircraft between 1919-1945

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