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The Albatros L 68 Alauda was a two-seat
German
trainer aircraft of the 1920s. It was a single-engine
biplane of conventional configuration that seated the
pilot and instructor in tandem, open
cockpits . The wings were of unequal span and had a pronounced stagger.
Albatros L.68 2-view drawing from Le Document aéronautique June,1927
General characteristics
Crew: two, pilot and instructor
Length: 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 10.10 m (33 ft 2 in)
Height: 2.56 m (8 ft 5 in)
Wing area: 24.4 m2 (263 sq ft)
Empty weight: 650 kg (1,430 lb)
Gross weight: 950 kg (2,090 lb)
Powerplant: 1 ×
Siemens-Halske Sh 12 , 80 kW (110 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 140 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
Range: 360 km (220 mi, 190 nmi)
Service ceiling: 4,200 m (13,800 ft)
Rate of climb: 1.4 m/s (270 ft/min)
Early aircraft Military
Idflieg designations
B type unarmed reconnaissance biplanes C type armed reconnaissance biplanes D type Doppeldecker fighters Dr type Dreidecker triplane fighters G type Grossflugzeug bombers J type close support
Company designations
Landflugzeug (Landplanes)Wasserflugzeug (Seaplanes)Höhenflugzeug (High Altitude)