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The Albatros L 73 was a German twin-engined
German Aircraft between 1919-1945
{{Albatros aircraft L 073 1920s German airliners
biplane
A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other. The first powered, controlled aeroplane to fly, the Wright Flyer, used a biplane wing arrangement, as did many aircraft in the early years of aviation. While ...
airliner
An airliner is a type of airplane for transporting passengers and air cargo. Such aircraft are most often operated by airlines. The modern and most common variant of the airliner is a long, tube shaped, and jet powered aircraft. The largest ...
of the 1920s. Of conventional configuration, it featured a streamlined, boat-like fuselage
The fuselage (; from the French language, French ''fuselé'' "spindle-shaped") is an aircraft's main body section. It holds Aircrew, crew, passengers, or cargo. In single-engine aircraft, it will usually contain an Aircraft engine, engine as wel ...
and engine
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nacelles
A nacelle ( ) is a streamlined container for aircraft parts such as engines, fuel or equipment. When attached entirely outside the airframe, it is sometimes called a pod, in which case it is attached with a pylon or strut and the engine is know ...
. All four manufactured aircraft of that type were operated by Deutsche Luft Hansa
''Deutsche Luft Hansa A.G.'' (from 1933 styled as ''Deutsche Lufthansa'' and also known as ''Luft Hansa'', ''Lufthansa'', or DLH) was a German airline. It served as flag carrier of the country during the later years of the Weimar Republic and t ...
, one of which (''Brandenburg'', ''D-961'') crashed near Babekuhl on 28 May 1928
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Variants
;L 73a: powered by two Siemens-builtBristol Jupiter
The Bristol Jupiter is a British nine-cylinder single-row piston radial engine that was built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. Originally designed late in World War I and known as the Cosmos Jupiter, a lengthy series of upgrades and developme ...
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;L 73b:version with Junkers L5
The Junkers L 5 was a six-cylinder, water cooling, water-cooled, Inline engine (aviation), inline engine for aircraft built in Germany during the 1920s. First run in 1925, it was a much enlarged development of the Junkers L2.
Design and developm ...
engines
;L 73c:engines upgraded to BMW V
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The BMW V was a six-cylinder, water-cooled inline aircraft engine built in Germany
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Operators
; *Bulgarian Air Force
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*Deutsche Luft Hansa
''Deutsche Luft Hansa A.G.'' (from 1933 styled as ''Deutsche Lufthansa'' and also known as ''Luft Hansa'', ''Lufthansa'', or DLH) was a German airline. It served as flag carrier of the country during the later years of the Weimar Republic and t ...
Specifications (L 73b)
References
Further reading
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German Aircraft between 1919-1945
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