Albatros W.8
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The Albatros W.8 was a German biplane fighter floatplane that saw service during First World War. It patrolled the seas around 1918. The fuselage of the aircraft was made of wood, similar to most aircraft designs of that period. The W.8 had a water-cooled Benz Bz.IIIb eight-cylinder engine fitted with a fixed two-bladed wooden propeller.
Specifications (W.8)
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References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book |last1=Herris |first1=Jack |title=Albatros Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes: Volume 3: Bombers, Seaplanes, J-Types |date=2017 |publisher=Aeronaut Books |location=Charleston, South Carolina |isbn=978-1-935881-49-0|series=Great War Aviation Centennial Series |volume=26}}
- {{cite book |last1=Herris |first1=Jack |title=German Seaplane Fighters of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Seaplanes |date=2012 |publisher=Aeronaut Books |location=Charleston (S.C.) |isbn=978-1-935881-09-4|series=Great War Aviation Centennial Series|volume=2}}
External links
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- [http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_albatros_W_8.html Albatros W.8]
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Category:1910s German fighter aircraft