Lebed XI
Lebed XI was the designation applied to a number of reconnaissance aircraft supplied to the Imperial Russian Air Force by the Lebed factory of St Petersburg during World War I. Rather than representing any one particular type of aircraft, or even aircraft of Lebed's own design, the designation covered a variety of different German Albatros aircraft that had been brought down behind Russian lines and captured. Lebed repaired or rebuilt these machines and returned them to service on the Russian side.
| Type XI | |
|---|---|
| Role | Reconnaissance aircraft |
| National origin | Russia |
| Manufacturer | Lebed |
| Primary user | Imperial Russian Air Force |
| Number built | ca 10-12 |
Subtypes from A1 through A8 were assigned to identify different Albatros designs supplied. As replacements for the damaged water-cooled engines used on the German aircraft were hard to come by, Lebed eventually fitted Salmson radial engines to some airframes.
References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 570.
- Russian Aviation Museum
- Уголок неба