Engineering:Albatros W.5
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| 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
German Empire
- Imperial German Navy
Specifications (W.5)
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
References
- ↑ Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War. London: Putnam. pp. 276. ISBN 0-85177-809-7. https://archive.org/details/germanaircraftfi00thet.
- Schmeelke, Michael (2020). "Torpedo Los!": The German Imperial Torpedo-Flieger. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-953201-17-1.
- "Albatros / W.5". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927203452/http://www.luftfahrt-archiv.de/Flugzeugtypen.asp?Type=Link&ID=T1367&Name=W_5&SID=810721180.
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