LFG V 13
{{Short description|1920s German seaplane airliner}}
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The LFG V 13 Strela (named for the Strelasund off Rügen) was a seaplane airliner produced in small quantities in Germany in the early 1920s.Taylor 1989, 577 It was a conventional, three-bay biplane with an enclosed cabin for four passengers. The original design featured twin pontoons, but a landplane version was developed as the V 130.
The V 13s were operated by Luft-Fahrzeug on its Hamburg-Stettin-Danzig and Stettin-Swinemünde-Stralsund routes. These services were later shared by V 13s operated by Luftverkehr Pommern and later were absorbed into Deutsche Luft Hansa. In Norway, Norske Luftruter operated two second-hand V 13s until the late 1920s.Mulder
Specifications (V 13)
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|crew=One pilot
|capacity=4 passengers
|length m=10.90
|length ft=35
|length in=9
|span m=17.50
|span ft=57
|span in=5
|height m=3.88
|height ft=12
|height in=9
|wing area sqm=70.0
|wing area sqft=753
|empty weight kg=1,460
|empty weight lb=3,210
|gross weight kg=2,120
|gross weight lb=4,660
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Benz Bz.IIIa
|eng1 kw=134
|eng1 hp=180
|max speed kmh=135
|max speed mph=84
|stall speed kmh=120
|stall speed mph=75
|range km=720
|range miles=450
|ceiling m=3,500
|ceiling ft=11,500
|climb rate ms=1.7
|climb rate ftmin=330
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References
{{Commons category|LFG V 130}}
- {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London }}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.europeanairlines.no/Arcticles_LFG_Strela_Norway.htm |title=LFG V 13 and V 130 Strela in Norway |accessdate=2008-09-24 |last=Mulder |first=Rob |work=European Airlines }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080601121222/http://www.histaviation.com/LFG_V_13_Strela.html German aviation between 1939-1945]
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Category:1920s German airliners