Albatros L 69

L 69

Albatros L.69 at the 1925 Round Germany Contest
Role	Racer
Manufacturer	Albatros Flugzeugwerke
Designer	R. Schubert
First flight	1925
Number built	4

The Albatros L 69 was a two-seat German parasol monoplane racing and training aircraft of 1925. It was a single-engine parasol-wing monoplane of conventional configuration that seated the pilot and passenger in tandem, open cockpits. It was advertised as a trainer, however contemporary reports dismissed this due to the difficulty in accessing the front cockpit, and the designers' focus on performance.^[1]

Operational history

In 1925, the Albatros test pilot Kurt Ungewitter won Class D in the Deutsche Rundflug ("Round Germany") in an L 69a, but was killed in one in a crash two years later. The "Round-Saxony" flight Class D was won by a Bristol Lucifer-engined Albatros L.69, piloted by a student at an average speed of 165 km/h.^[2]

Variants

L 69 - two examples with Bristol Lucifer engine
L 69a - two examples with Siemens-Halske Sh 12 engine

Specifications (L 69a)

General characteristics

Crew: two, pilot and instructor
Length: 6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)
Wingspan: 8.06 m (26 ft 5 in)
Height: 2.57 m (8 ft 5 in)
Wing area: 14.0 m² (151 ft²)
Empty weight: 480 kg (1,058 lb)
Gross weight: 685 kg (1,510 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh 12, 80 kW (110 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 170 km/h (110 mph)
Endurance: 2 hours
Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,100 ft)
Rate of climb: 4.2 m/s (820 ft/min)

References

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Notes

↑ Flight, 29 October 1925, p.702
↑ Flight, 29 October 1925, p.701

Bibliography

Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 55.
German Aircraft between 1919-1945
bungartz.nl
Flight magazine 29 October 1925 on Albatros L.69 1 2

Aircraft designed and built by Albatros Flugzeugwerke

Early aircraft

Military
designations

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J.I
J.II
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Company
designations

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

Höhenflugzeug (High Altitude)	H.1

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