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==References==
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<ref name=G&Th>{{cite book |title=German Aircraft of the First World War|url=https://archive.org/details/germanaircraftfi00thet|url-access=limited|last=Gray |first=Peter|last2=Thetford|first2=Owen |year= 1970|publisher= Putnam|location=London|isbn=0-85177-809-7|pages=[https://archive.org/details/germanaircraftfi00thet/page/n159 276] }}</ref>}}
* {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation

|year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages= 56 }}
==Bibliography==
* [http://www.luftfahrt-archiv.de/Flugzeugtypen.asp?Type=Link&ID=T1367&Name=W_5&SID=810721180 luftfahrt-archiv.de]{{Dead link|date=April 2011}}
*{{cite book |last1=Herris |first1=Jack |title=Albatros Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes: Volume 3: Bombers, Seaplanes, J-Types |date=2017 |publisher=Aeronaut Books |location=Charleston, South Carolina |isbn=978-1-935881-49-0|series=Great War Aviation Centennial Series |volume=26}}
*{{cite book|last1=Schmeelke |first1=Michael |title="Torpedo Los!": The German Imperial Torpedo-Flieger |date=2020 |publisher=Aeronaut Books |location=n.p. |isbn=978-1-953201-17-1}}
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[[Category:1910s German bomber aircraft]]
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Latest revision as of 11:23, 21 April 2024

W.5
Role Torpedo bomber
Manufacturer Albatros Flugzeugwerke
Number built 5

The Alabatros W.5 was a floatplane torpedo bomber used by Germany during World War I. It was a biplane with twin pusher engines.

Operators[edit]

 German Empire

Specifications (W.5)[edit]

Data from German Aircraft of World War I[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: three
  • Length: 13.10 m (43 ft 0 in)
  • Wingspan: 22.7 m (74 ft 5 in)
  • Height: 4.25 m (13 ft 11 in)
  • Gross weight: 3,665 kg (8,080 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Benz Bz.III , 112 kW (150 hp) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 133 km/h (83 mph, 72 kn)
  • Range: 490 km (300 mi, 260 nmi)

Armament

  • Torpedoes

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War. London: Putnam. pp. 276. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Herris, Jack (2017). Albatros Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes: Volume 3: Bombers, Seaplanes, J-Types. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 26. Charleston, South Carolina: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-49-0.
  • Schmeelke, Michael (2020). "Torpedo Los!": The German Imperial Torpedo-Flieger. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-953201-17-1.
  • "Albatros / W.5". Luftfahrt Archiv. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.