The Albatros L 75 Ass (German: "Ace ") was a German trainer biplane of the 1920s. Of conventional configuration, it seated the pilot and instructor in separate, open cockpits . The wings were single-bay , equal-span, and had a slight stagger. Production continued after Albatros was absorbed by Focke-Wulf .
Specifications (L 75a)
Albatros L 75 drawing from Le Document aéronautique November,1928 Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928,[1] German Aircraft between 1919–1945[2]
General characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Wingspan: 12.5 m (41 ft 0 in)
Height: 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 37 m2 (400 sq ft)
Empty weight: 1,150 kg (2,535 lb)
Gross weight: 1,835 kg (4,045 lb)
Fuel capacity: 480 L (130 US gal; 110 imp gal) main, 93 L (25 US gal; 20 imp gal) in reserve gravity-feed tank
Powerplant: 1 × BMW Va six-cylinder in-line water-cooled piston engine, 270 kW (360 hp) for take-off 240 kW (320 hp) continuous
Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch propellerPerformance
Maximum speed: 217 km/h (135 mph, 117 kn)
Cruise speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
Landing speed: 90 km/h (56 mph; 49 kn)
Range: 1,600 km (990 mi, 860 nmi)
Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft)
Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 7 minutes
Wing loading: 59.8 kg/m2 (12.2 lb/sq ft)
Power/mass : 0.1141 kW/kg (0.0694 hp/lb)