Albatros L 58

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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

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|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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