LFG V 101

The LFG V 101 Jasmund (named for Jasmund on Rügen) was a seaplane airliner produced in small quantities in Germany in the 1920s. It was a conventional, strut-braced, low-wing monoplane with an enclosed cabin for five passengers, an enlarged, metal development of the V 20 Arkona^[1] (of which a metal version had already been flown).

The V 101 was produced to operate alongside the V 13s and V 20s in service with Luft-Fahrzeug and Luftverkehr Pommern on seaplane routes in North Germany from 1926, possibly in favour of the V 59 that had been considered for this role.^[1]

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Capacity: 5 passengers
• Length: 9.85 m (32 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 15.65 m (51 ft 4 in)
• Height: 3.60 m (11 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 40.0 m² (430 ft²)
• Empty weight: 1,300 kg (2,860 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,950 kg (4,290 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Puma, 180 kW (240 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 170 km/h (110 mph)
• Stall speed: 150 km/h (94 mph)
• Range: 680 km (425 miles)
• Service ceiling: 3,500 m (11,500 ft)
• Rate of climb: 2.1 m/s (410 ft/min)

Notes

References

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• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. 
• German aviation between 1939-1945