Albatros L 59 Explained

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.

The L.59 was flying by September 1923.

Variants

L.59: Single seat, 60abbr=onNaNabbr=on Siemens-Halske Sh.4 5-cylinder radial. One built.

L.60: Two seats, 80abbr=onNaNabbr=on Siemens-Halske Sh 5 7-cylinder radial. Identical dimensions, slightly heavier empty and faster both level and climbing. Three built.

Specifications (L 59)

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

References

• Book: Taylor, Michael J. H. . Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . 1989 . Studio Editions . London . 55 .