Albatros L 69
Albatros Flugzeugwerke · Germany · first flew 1925 · light aircraft
The Albatros L 69 was a two-seat German parasol monoplane racing and training aircraft of 1925.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 6.1 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Parasol-wing monoplane
- Pilot and passenger in tandem open cockpits
- Single engine of conventional configuration
A small parasol monoplane with tandem open cockpits.
Specifications
- The Albatros L 69 has a length of 6.1 m (20 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 8.06 m (26 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 170 km/h (106 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
It was advertised as a trainer, but contemporary reports dismissed this because of the difficulty of reaching the front cockpit and the designers' focus on performance.
Variants
Two L 69 had Bristol Lucifer engines and two L 69a had Siemens-Halske Sh 12 engines.
Where you'll see it
Kurt Ungewitter won Class D of the 1925 Deutsche Rundflug in an L 69a and was killed in one two years later. A Lucifer-engined L 69 won Class D of the Round-Saxony flight at 165 km/h.
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