Albatros L 59

Not to be confused with Aero L-59 Super Albatros.

L 59

Role	Sport aircraft
Manufacturer	Albatros Flugzeugwerke
First flight	1923
Produced	4 (both variants)

The Albatros L 59 was a single-seat German utility aircraft of the 1920s. It was a single-engine low-wing cantilever monoplane with large, spatted wide track undercarriage attached, unusually for the time not to the fuselage but to the wing roots. The whole aircraft was covered in 3-ply.^[1]

The L.59 was flying by September 1923.^[1]

Variants

L.59: Single seat, 60 hp (45 kW) Siemens-Halske Sh.4 5-cylinder radial.^[1] One built.^[2]
L.60: Two seats, 80 hp (60 kW) Siemens-Halske Sh 5 7-cylinder radial. Identical dimensions, slightly heavier empty and faster both level and climbing.^[1]^[3] Three built.^[4]

Specifications (L 59)

Data from Flight 13 September 1923, pp. 581–2

L.59

General characteristics

Crew: one pilot
Length: 5.40 m (17 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 10.30 m (33 ft 9 in)
Height: 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 10.0 m² (108 ft²)
Empty weight: 350 kg (772 lb)
Gross weight: 485 kg (1,069 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh.4 5-cylinder radial, 45 kW (60 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 140 at 3,000 m (9,843 ft) km/h (90 mph)
Range: 525 km (327 miles)
Rate of climb: 1.9 m/s (365 to 1,000 m (3,280 ft) ft/min)

References

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1 2 3 4 "The Albatros sporting types L.59 and L.60". Flight. Vol. XV no. 37. 13 September 1923. pp. 581–2.
↑ "German Aircraft between 1919-1945 - Albatros L.59". Retrieved 9 August 2013.
↑ "The German exhibits". Flight. Vol. XV no. 24. 12 June 1924. p. 384.
↑ "German Aircraft between 1919-1945 - Albatros L.60". Retrieved 9 August 2013.

Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 55.

Aircraft designed and built by Albatros Flugzeugwerke

Early aircraft

Military
designations

Dr.I
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J.I
J.II
J.III

Company
designations

Landflugzeug (Landplanes)	L.1 L.2 L.3 L.4 L.5 L.6 L.7 L.8 L.9 L.10 L.11 L.12 L.13 L.14 L.15 L.16 L.17 L.18 L.19 L.20 L.21 L.22 L.23 L.24 L.25 L.26 L.27 L.28 L.29 L.30 L.31 L.32 L.33 L.34 L.35 L.36 L.37 L.38 L.39 L.40 L.41 L.42 L.43 L.44 L.45 L.46 L.47 L.48 (project) L.49 L.50 (project) L.51 L.52 L.53 L.54 L.55 L.56 L.57 L.58 L.59 L.60 L.65 L.66 L.67 L.68 L.69 L.70 L.71 L.72 L.73 L.74 L.75 L.76 L.77 L.78 L.79 L.80 L.81 L.82 L.83 L.84 L.100 L.101 L.102 L.103

Wasserflugzeug (Waterplanes)	W.1 W.2 W.3 W.4 W.5 W.8

Höhenflugzeug (High Altitude)	H.1

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