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The Albatros L 73 was a German twin-engined
biplane
airliner of the 1920s. Of conventional configuration, it featured a streamlined, boat-like
fuselage and
engine
nacelles . All four manufactured aircraft of that type were operated by
Deutsche Luft Hansa , one of which (Brandenburg , D-961 ) crashed near
Babekuhl on 28 May
1928 .
L 73a
powered by two 310 kW (420 hp) Siemens-built
Bristol Jupiter .
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L 73b
version with
Junkers L5 engines
L 73c
engines upgraded to
BMW V
Bulgaria
Germany
Albatros L 73 3 view drawing from NACA Aircraft Circular No.16
Data from The Albatros L.73
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General characteristics
Crew: Two (pilot and engineer)
Capacity: Eight passengers
Length: 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in)
Wingspan: 19.7 m (64 ft 8 in)
Height: 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in)
Wing area: 92 m2 (990 sq ft)
Empty weight: 2,914 kg (6,424 lb)
Gross weight: 4,610 kg (10,163 lb)
Powerplant: 2 ×
BMW IV six-cylinder,
water-cooled
Inline engine , 180 kW (240 hp) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
Range: 540 km (340 mi, 290 nmi)
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Service ceiling: 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
Time to altitude: 14 minutes to 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
Stroud, John (1966). European Transport Aircraft since 1910 . London: Putnam.
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . London: Studio Editions. pp. 55–56.
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)