Albatros L 59

Not to be confused with Aero L-59 Super Albatros.

L 59

Role	Sport aircraft
Manufacturer	Albatros Flugzeugwerke
First flight	1923
Produced	4 (both variants)

The Albatros L 59 was a single-seat German utility aircraft of the 1920s. It was a single-engine low-wing cantilever monoplane with large, spatted wide track undercarriage attached, unusually for the time not to the fuselage but to the wing roots. The whole aircraft was covered in 3-ply.^[1]

The L.59 was flying by September 1923.^[1]

Variants

L.59: Single seat, 60 hp (45 kW) Siemens-Halske Sh.4 5-cylinder radial.^[1] One built.^[2]
L.60: Two seats, 80 hp (60 kW) Siemens-Halske Sh 5 7-cylinder radial. Identical dimensions, slightly heavier empty and faster both level and climbing.^[1]^[3] Three built.^[4]

Specifications (L 59)

Data from Flight 13 September 1923, pp. 581–2

L.59

General characteristics

Crew: one pilot
Length: 5.40 m (17 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 10.30 m (33 ft 9 in)
Height: 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 10.0 m² (108 ft²)
Empty weight: 350 kg (772 lb)
Gross weight: 485 kg (1,069 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh.4 5-cylinder radial, 45 kW (60 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 140 at 3,000 m (9,843 ft) km/h (90 mph)
Range: 525 km (327 miles)
Rate of climb: 1.9 m/s (365 to 1,000 m (3,280 ft) ft/min)

References

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1 2 3 4 "The Albatros sporting types L.59 and L.60". Flight. Vol. XV no. 37. 13 September 1923. pp. 581–2.
↑ "German Aircraft between 1919-1945 - Albatros L.59". Retrieved 9 August 2013.
↑ "The German exhibits". Flight. Vol. XV no. 24. 12 June 1924. p. 384.
↑ "German Aircraft between 1919-1945 - Albatros L.60". Retrieved 9 August 2013.

Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 55.

Aircraft designed and built by Albatros Flugzeugwerke

Early aircraft

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Landflugzeug (Landplanes)	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 (project) L.49 L 50 (project) L 52 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 81 L 82 L 83 L 84 L 100 L 101 L 102 L 103

Wasserflugzeug (Waterplanes)	W.1 W.2 W.3 W.4 W.5 W.8

Höhenflugzeug (High Altitude)	H.1

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