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1920s German trainer biplane
L 82
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Albatros L 82 with wings folded
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Role
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Trainer
Type of aircraft
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Manufacturer
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Albatros Flugzeugwerke
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First flight
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1929
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Primary user
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Germany
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Number built
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17
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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
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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
).
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Variants
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Specifications (L 82c)
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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 m
2
(215 sq ft)
- 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, 87 kn)
- Range:
560 km (350 mi, 300 nmi)
- Service ceiling:
3,800 m (12,500 ft)
See also
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Notes
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- ^
Marian Krzy?an: Mi?dzynarodowe turnieje lotnicze 1929?1934, Warsaw 1988
Bibliography
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- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989).
Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation
. London: Studio Editions. p. 56.
External links
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Early aircraft
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Military
Idflieg
designations
| B type unarmed reconnaissance biplanes
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C type armed reconnaissance biplanes
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D type
Doppeldecker
fighters
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Dr type
Dreidecker
triplane fighters
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G type
Grossflugzeug
bombers
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J type close support
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Company
designations
| Landflugzeug
(Landplanes)
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Wasserflugzeug
(Seaplanes)
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Hohenflugzeug
(High Altitude)
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