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Albatros L 59

General Aviation · Germany · Interwar (1919–1938)

Albatros L 59 — General Aviation
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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.

Specifications

Category
Fixed Wing
Sub-Category
General Aviation
Domain
Civil
Era
Interwar (1919–1938)
Country
Germany
Engine
Siemens-Halske Sh.4 5-cylinder radial
Thrust / Power
60 hp (45 kW)
Length (ft)
17
Wingspan (ft)
33
Empty Weight (lb)
772
MTOW (lb)
1069
Range (mi)
327
Max Speed (mph)
90