Albatros L 72

The Albatros L 72 was a single-engine, blank out as a double -decker transport aircraft of the Berlin Albatros Flugzeugwerke from the 1920s. It was developed for the Ullstein to transport newspapers between German cities. A single revised model was built for the Hamburg Fremdenblatt. This machine was in the North Sea resorts in service operation.

Construction

The L 72 was a single-engine biplane with conventional configuration and wings of equal span. The wings of metal construction had two box spars from Dural, welded tubular steel ribs and a canvas covering. The identical upper and lower wings were connected by N- struts. In addition, the L 72 was the first German airliner slotted, extendable leading edge slats ( Lachmann flaps) and coupled thereto flaps had.

The fuselage consisted of a welded tubular steel frame which was covered in the bow with sheet metal. The rest of the skin was clamped to canvas. The semi-open cockpit was separated from the payload closed cabin. Both were accessed by separate side doors. As the largest cargo aircraft loading area for paper load was 1.7 m. The chute 40 times 56 cm inside diameter was sealed by a hinged double seat. Another folding seat for 2 people was on the front wall.

The chassis had a solid axle and had a pressure rubber suspension with Oil damping. The tail wheel had a simple pressure rubber suspension.

Specifications

Serial numbers and production batches

  • L 72a - an aircraft
  • L 72b - two aircraft for the Ullsteinhaus AG (D -888, serial number 10074, D -890, 10075 )
  • L 72c Albis - an airplane for the Hamburg Fremdenblatt (D -1140, serial number 10108 )
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