Lohner L

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name=Lohner L


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type=Reconnaissance flying boat
national origin=Austria-Hungary
manufacturer=Lohner, UFAG, Hansa-Brandenburg, Macchi
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variants with their own articles=The Lohner L was a reconnaissance flying boat produced in Austria-Hungary during World War I. It was a two-bay sesquiplane of typical configuration for the flying boats of the day, with its engine mounted pusher-wise on struts in the interplane gap. The pilot and observer sat side-by-side in an open cockpit, and both upper and lower sets of wings featured sweepback. The design was essentially an enlarged version of the single-bay Lohner E, and proved to be highly influential. Apart from licenced production by UFAG, the L provided the basis for designs from other major manufacturers. In Germany, Hansa-Brandenburg manufactured a modified version of it as their first flying boat, the FB, and in Italy, a captured example was used as a pattern aircraft by Macchi, who produced it as the L.1. In turn, the L.1 would provide the foundation for a large number of Macchi designs over the coming years.

The captured aircraft (serial L.40) was taken intact near the naval air station of Port Corsini. The captured flying-boat was copied by Macchi-Nieuport and the L.1 was built within a month. The L.1s were delivered to Italian maritime reconnaissance and bombing units based on the Adriatic. An improved version was developed as the Macchi L.2

A restored example of an Austro-Hungarian Lohner L (serial L.127) is preserved at the Italian Air Force Museum at Vigna di Valle.

Variants

* Lohner L
* Hansa-Brandenburg FB
* Macchi L.1 - with Fiat machine gun and Isotta-Fraschini V.4A engine (14 built)

Operators

*Austria-Hungary
**Austro-Hungarian Navy
*Germany
**Imperial German Navy
*Italy
**Italian Navy (Macchi L.1)

pecifications (Lohner L)

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crew=Two, pilot and observer
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length ft=33
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span m=16.20
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height m=3.85
height ft=12
height in=8
wing area sqm=53.0
wing area sqft=570
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empty weight kg=1,150
empty weight lb=2,535
gross weight kg=1,700
gross weight lb=3,750
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eng1 hp= 160
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max speed kmh=105
max speed mph=65
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range km=600
range miles=375
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ceiling m=2,500
ceiling ft=8,200
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armament1=1 × trainable machine gun for observer
armament2=200 kg (440 lb) of bombs
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*cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)|year= |publisher= Orbis Publishing|location= |issn=|pages= 2392
* [http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/sitoam/images/TESTO%20LOHNER%20180X254.pdf Italian Air Force Museum page on Lohner L]