Albatros L 77v
Albatros Flugzeugwerke · Germany · first flew 1928 · reconnaissance aircraft
The Albatros L 77v was a German tandem two-seat reconnaissance fighter sesquiplane, four examples of which were built under licence for Albatros Flugzeugwerke by Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke in 1928.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 8.45 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Tandem two-seat sesquiplane
- Single water-cooled BMW VI V12 engine
- N-type interplane struts
A sesquiplane with a fabric-covered welded-steel fuselage, wooden plywood-skinned wings and two fixed forward-firing machine guns.
Specifications
- The Albatros L 77v has a length of 8.45 m (28 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 12.76 m (42 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 220 km/h (137 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
It was based on the L 76 Aeolus reconnaissance trainer and powered by a 450 kW (600 hp) BMW VI water-cooled V12 engine.
Variants
Four aircraft were built.
Where you'll see it
Three of the aircraft performed armament trials at Lipetsk in the Soviet Union, including one testing a free-mounted 20 mm cannon. The fourth was destroyed in tests in March 1929, and the survivors were based at the Staaken test centre until retirement in October 1931.
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