Albatros B.IIa
| Albatros L 30 | |
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| Type: | Reconnaissance and training aircraft |
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1913 |
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1913 |
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The Albatros B.IIa (factory designation L 30) is a further development of the reconnaissance and training aircraft Albatros B.II from 1913. The main distinguishing features from the previous version were a reinforced airframe and a slightly enlarged wing as well as two improved 120-hp Daimler D engine variants II or Argus As II .
history
The B.II and B.IIa were designed in 1913 by Ernst Heinkel during his time as chief designer and director of the Albatros works. The B.II was one of the most widely used reconnaissance aircraft in the first year of the war. The B.IIa with a reinforced and aerodynamically improved cell replaced the B.II in production. After the end of the war, some B.IIa were continued to be operated as civil aircraft by the newly founded German airlines. Among other things, from 1921 Bayerische Luft Lloyd in Munich and Deutsche Luft Lloyd in Berlin operated some copies as post and passenger aircraft. In Magdeburg, the L 30 was used by the Magdeburg air shipping company as early as 1920. The model remained in use in Germany at flight clubs and research institutions until well into the 1930s. After the end of the war, some B.IIa were also used as training aircraft in Poland.
A B.IIa still exists today in the Polish Aviation Museum . It was part of the Berlin Aviation Collection, which was moved to Poland during World War II to protect it from bombing. In the mid-1980s, this aircraft was restored in the Museum of Technology in Berlin and was exhibited in Berlin for a while. Today the plane is back in Krakow in the colors of the Polish Air Force.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | B.IIa / L30 |
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| crew | 2 |
| length | 7.65 m |
| span | 12.95 m |
| height | 3.15 m |
| Wing area | 41.00 m² |
| Empty mass | 720 kg |
| Payload | 352 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 1072 kg |
| Engine | a Daimler D-II, 120 PS (approx. 90 kW) an Argus II, 120 PS (approx. 90 kW) |
| Travel / top speed | 110/120 km / h |
| Climb performance | 1.40 m / s (sea level) |
| Service ceiling | 3000 m |
| Max. Range | 500 km |
literature
- Günter Kroschel, Helmut Stützer: The German military aircraft 1910–1918. Lohse-Eissing, Wilhelmshaven 1977, ISBN 3-920602-18-8 .