LFG Stralsund V 19 Putbus
LFG Roland · Germany · first flew 1918 · reconnaissance aircraft
The LFG Stralsund V 19 Putbus was a submarine-borne floatplane scout designed and built by LFG Roland in the latter stages of World War I.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Tube-shaped duralumin fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Single-seat monoplane on floats
- Long-span wing that can be removed without draining the fuel
- Tube-shaped duralumin fuselage
It is a small single-seat floatplane with a monoplane wing. Fuel was stored in the wings, which had automatic shut-off valves so they could be removed without draining the tanks.
Specifications
- The LFG Stralsund V 19 Putbus has a length of 6.6 m (22 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 9.9 m (32 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 180 km/h (112 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
It was a single-seat long-wing monoplane made from aluminium, with a tube-shaped fuselage of flat-wrapped duralumin. It was completed in September 1918 and flight-tested for the Imperial German Navy until the Armistice.
Variants
Three production V 19s were ordered, but none had been built by the time the Armistice was signed in November 1918.
Where you'll see it
The Putbus was spared from demolition under the terms of the Inter-Allied Disarmament Commission and continued to fly until 1923. It was then scrapped after failing to find a commercial role.
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