Albatros L 58
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|type=Airliner
|manufacturer=Albatros Flugzeugwerke
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|first_flight=1923
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|primary_user=Deutsche Luft Hansa and its predecessor companies
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The Albatros L 58 was a German airliner of the 1920s. It was a single-engine cantilever monoplane which accommodated the pilot in an open cockpit at the top of the fuselage, and seated five-six passengers within it.
Variants
- L 58 – original production version with Maybach Mb.IVa engine and eight-passenger capacity
- L 58a – version with Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII engine and six-passenger capacity
Operators
Specifications (L 58)
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|crew=one pilot
|capacity=5 passengers
|length m=10.89
|length ft=35
|length in=9
|span m=18.00
|span ft=59
|span in=0
|height m=3.80
|height ft=12
|height in=6
|wing area sqm=44.5
|wing area sqft=479
|empty weight kg=1,370
|empty weight lb=3,020
|gross weight kg=2,250
|gross weight lb=4,960
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Maybach Mb.IVa
|eng1 kw=180
|eng1 hp=240
|max speed kmh=150
|max speed mph=90
|range km=540
|range miles=340
|ceiling m=3,500
|ceiling ft=11,500
|climb rate ms=1.4
|climb rate ftmin=280
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See also
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References
- {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation
|year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=55 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927190821/http://www.histaviation.com/Albatros_L_58.html German Aircraft between 1919–1945]((2005=Secret Agent 420))
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=UY9MAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA505 "Albatros 8-Seater Cabin Monoplane"] Aviation And Aircraft Journal Vol. 10 1921 page 505
- [https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1922/1922%20-%200587.html "The Albatros Commercial Monoplane, Type L.57"] Flight Vol. XIV 1922 page 587 (Although still referred to as the L.57, appears to describe an early version of the L 58.)
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Category:1920s German airliners