Albatros L 65

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name=L 65


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type=Reconnaissance aircraft
manufacturer=Albatros Flugzeugwerke
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first flight=1925
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The Albatros L 65 was a German two-seat reconnaissance fighter biplane first flown in 1925. Under the Treaty of Versailles, military aircraft production was restricted in Germany, so Albatros Flugzeugwerke established a subsidiary to build the L 65 in Lithuania. This company was named Allgemeine Flug-Gesellschaft (A.F.G.) Memel, hence the L 65 was also known as the Memel A.F.G.1.

The L 65 had a single-bay, staggered biplane configuration and was constructed of wood with a plywood skin. The wings were braced by interplane I-struts of broad aerofoil cross-section. Two prototypes were built, the first powered by a 450 hp water-cooled 12-cylinder "broad-arrow" Napier Lion engine; the second had its first flight in 1926 and had a 565 hp version of the Lion. The second prototype underwent evaluation by the Reichswehr to equip the clandestine training school at Lipetsk, but the Heinkel HE 17 was selected instead and no further aircraft were produced.

pecifications (L 65, second prototype)

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crew=two, pilot and observer
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length m=7.58
length ft=24
length in=10
span m=12.40
span ft=40
span in=8
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height m=3.38
height ft=11
height in=1
wing area sqm=27.8
wing area sqft=299
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empty weight kg=1,260
empty weight lb=2,780
gross weight kg=1,840
gross weight lb=4,060

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eng1 type=Napier Lion XI
eng1 kw= 420
eng1 hp= 565
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max speed kmh=240
max speed mph=150
range km=600
range miles=370
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ceiling m=6,200
ceiling ft=20,400
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climb rate ms=5.9
climb rate ftmin=1,160
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armament1=1 × fixed, forward-firing machine gun
armament2=1 × flexible machine gun for observer
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References

* Green, W. & Swanborough, G. (1994). "The Complete Book of Fighters". London: Salamander Books. ISBN 1-85833-777-1
* [http://www.histaviation.com/Albatros_L_65.html German Aircraft between 1919-1945]