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L 79 Kobold
Role
Aerobatic aircraftType of aircraft
Manufacturer
Albatros Flugzeugwerke
First flight
1929
Number built
2
The Albatros L 79
Kobold was a single-seat
German
aerobatic aircraft of the 1920s and 1930s. It was a
single-bay
biplane with
unstaggered , equal-span wings that had a symmetrical
airfoil intended to ensure performance during inverted flight.
General characteristics
Crew: one pilot
Length: 6.27 m (20 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 8.80 m (28 ft 10 in)
Height: 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 16.6 m2 (179 sq ft)
Empty weight: 465 kg (1,025 lb)
Gross weight: 640 kg (1,411 lb)
Powerplant: 1 ×
Siemens-Halske Sh 12 , 93 kW (125 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 165 km/h (100 mph, 87 kn)
Endurance: 2.5 hours
Rate of climb: 3.2 m/s (630 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)