LFG V 20

V 20 Arkona

Role	Floatplane airliner
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	LFG

The LFG V 20 Arkona (named for Kap Arkona on Rügen) was a seaplane airliner produced in small quantities in Germany in the early 1920s. It was a conventional, strut-braced, low-wing monoplane with an enclosed cabin for four passengers.^[1] The undercarriage consisted of twin pontoons. Originally produced in wood, a metal version of the aircraft was also developed

The V 20s were operated by Luft-Fahrzeug on its Hamburg-Stettin-Danzing and Stettin-Swinemünde-Stralsund routes.^[1]

Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: One pilot
Capacity: 4 passengers
Length: 9.20 m (30 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 14.40 m (47 ft 3 in)
Height: 3.30 m (10 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 40.0 m² (430 ft²)
Empty weight: 1,040 kg (2,290 lb)
Gross weight: 1,620 kg (3,560 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IIIa, 134 kW (180 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 170 km/h (110 mph)
Stall speed: 140 km/h (88 mph)
Range: 575 km (360 miles)
Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,800 ft)
Rate of climb: 2.0 m/s (390 ft/min)

Notes

1 2 Taylor 1989, 577

References

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

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