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The Albatros L 73 was a German twin-engined biplane airliner of the 1920s. Of conventional configuration, it featured a streamlined, boat-like fuselage and engine nacelles. All four manufactured aircraft of that type were operated by Deutsche Luft Hansa, one of which (Brandenburg, D-961) crashed near Babekuhl on 28 May 1928.

Variants

L 73a: powered by two 310 kW (420 hp) Siemens-built Bristol Jupiter.^[1]
L 73b: version with Junkers L5 engines
L 73c: engines upgraded to BMW V

Operators

Bulgaria

Bulgarian Air Force

Germany

Deutsche Luft Hansa

Specifications (L 73b)

Data from The Albatros L.73 ^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: Two (pilot and engineer)
Capacity: Eight passengers
Length: 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in)
Wingspan: 19.7 m (64 ft 8 in)
Height: 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in)
Wing area: 92 m² (990 sq ft)
Empty weight: 2,914 kg (6,424 lb)
Gross weight: 4,610 kg (10,163 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × BMW IV six-cylinder, water-cooled Inline engine, 180 kW (240 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
Range: 540 km (340 mi, 290 nmi) ^[3]
Service ceiling: 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
Time to altitude: 14 minutes to 1,000 m (3,300 ft)

References

^ Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 128c.
^ "The Albatros L.73: A German Biplane with Two 240 h.p. B.M.W. IV Engines". Flight. XVIII (924): 562–564. 9 September 1926.
^ Stroud 1966, p. 225.

External links

German Aircraft between 1919-1945

[JAWA1928-1] Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 128c.

[fi9926_p564-2] "The Albatros L.73: A German Biplane with Two 240 h.p. B.M.W. IV Engines". Flight. XVIII (924): 562–564. 9 September 1926.

[stroud_p225-3] Stroud 1966, p. 225.

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