Albatros L 75

what is it?

The Albatros L 75 Ass (German: "Ace") was a German trainer biplane of the 1920s. Of conventional configuration, it seated the pilot and instructor in separate, open cockpits. The wings were single-bay, equal-span, and had a slight stagger.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · fixed tailwheel (taildragger) · 12.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 217 km/htop speed
• range 1,600 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,835 kgmax take-off weight
• built 41made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 98 years ago, in 1928.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 12.5 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,600 km: 9× Amsterdam to Brussels.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1928

number built

41

role

trainer

origin

German Empire

makers

Albatros

engines

1× BMW Va

crew

2

length

10 m

wingspan

12.5 m

height

3.3 m

max take-off weight

1,835 kg

top speed

217 km/h

cruise speed

170 km/h

range

1,600 km

ceiling

5,500 m

wings

biplane

landing gear

fixed conventional landing gear

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.