Albatros L 75

The Albatros L 75 Ass (German: "Ace") was a German trainer biplane of the 1920s. Of conventional configuration, it seated the pilot and instructor in separate, open cockpits. The wings were single-bay, equal-span, and had a slight stagger. Production continued after Albatros was absorbed by Focke-Wulf.

L 75 Ass
Role Trainer
Manufacturer Albatros Flugzeugwerke
Designer Walter Blume
First flight 1928
Number built 43

Variants

Operators
  • DVS

Specifications (L 75a)
Albatros L 75 drawing from Le Document aéronautique November,1928

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928,[1] German Aircraft between 1919–1945[2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 12.5 m (41 ft 0 in)
  • Height: 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
  • Wing area: 37 m2 (400 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,150 kg (2,535 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,835 kg (4,045 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 480 l (130 US gal; 110 imp gal) main, 93 l (25 US gal; 20 imp gal) in reserve gravity-feed tank
  • Powerplant: 1 × BMW Va six-cylinder in-line water-cooled piston engine, 270 kW (360 hp) for take-off 240 kW (320 hp) continuous
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 217 km/h (135 mph, 117 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
  • Landing speed: 90 km/h (56 mph; 49 kn)
  • Range: 1,600 km (990 mi, 860 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft)
  • Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 7 minutes
  • Wing loading: 59.8 kg/m2 (12.2 lb/sq ft)
  • Power/mass: 0.1141 kW/kg (0.0694 hp/lb)

References
  1. Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 128c.
  2. "Albatros L 75". histaviation.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

Further reading
  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 56.
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