Albatros L 82

L 82

Role	Trainer
Manufacturer	Albatros Flugzeugwerke
First flight	1929
Primary user	Germany
Number built	17

The Albatros L 82 was a 1920s German trainer biplane. Of conventional configuration, it seated the pilot and instructor in separate, open cockpits. The wings were single-bay, equal-span, and unstaggered.

Operational history

The prototype and one production L 82b took part in the Challenge 1929 international contest, during which the prototype (D-1704) crashed on 10 August 1929 in Turnu Severin, pilot Karl Ziegler. The second example (D-1706) completed the contest in 27th place, pilot Werner Junck).^[1]

Variants

L 82a - prototype with de Havilland Gipsy engine
L 82b - single example with Siemens-Halske Sh 13 engine
L 82c - production version with Siemens-Halske Sh 14 engine

Specifications (L 82c)

General characteristics

Crew: two, pilot and instructor
Length: 7.41 m (24 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in)
Height: 2.66 m (8 ft 9 in)
Wing area: 20.0 m² (215 ft²)
Empty weight: 400 kg (880 lb)
Gross weight: 750 kg (1,650 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh 14, 120 kW (160 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 160 km/h (100 mph)
Range: 560 km (350 miles)
Service ceiling: 3,800 m (12,500 ft)

Notes

↑ Marian Krzyżan: Międzynarodowe turnieje lotnicze 1929-1934, Warsaw 1988

Bibliography

Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 56.

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German Aviation 1919-1945

Aircraft designed and built by Albatros Flugzeugwerke

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