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L 58
General information
Type	Airliner
Manufacturer	Albatros Flugzeugwerke
Primary user	Deutsche Luft Hansa and its predecessor companies
Number built	7
History
First flight	1923

The Albatros L 58 was a German airliner of the 1920s. It was a single-engine cantilever monoplane which accommodated the pilot in an open cockpit at the top of the fuselage, and seated five-six passengers within it.

Variants

L 58 – original production version with Maybach Mb.IVa engine and eight-passenger capacity
L 58a – version with Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII engine and six-passenger capacity

Operators

Germany

Specifications (L 58)

General characteristics

Crew: one pilot
Capacity: 5 passengers
Length: 10.89 m (35 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 18.00 m (59 ft 0 in)
Height: 3.80 m (12 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 44.5 m (479 sq ft)
Empty weight: 1,370 kg (3,020 lb)
Gross weight: 2,250 kg (4,960 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Maybach Mb.IVa , 180 kW (240 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 150 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
Range: 540 km (340 mi, 300 nmi)
Service ceiling: 3,500 m (11,500 ft)
Rate of climb: 1.4 m/s (280 ft/min)

References

Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 55.
German Aircraft between 1919–1945((2005=Secret Agent 420))
"Albatros 8-Seater Cabin Monoplane" Aviation And Aircraft Journal Vol. 10 1921 page 505
"The Albatros Commercial Monoplane, Type L.57" Flight Vol. XIV 1922 page 587 (Although still referred to as the L.57, appears to describe an early version of the L 58.)

Albatros aircraft

Early aircraft

Military Idflieg
designations

B type unarmed reconnaissance biplanes	B.I B.II B.III
C type armed reconnaissance biplanes	C.I C.I (OAW) C.II C.II (OAW) C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIIII N C.IX C.X C.XI C.XII C.XIII C.XIV C.XV
D type Doppeldecker fighters	D.I D.II D.III D.IV D.V D.VI D.VII D.VIII D.IX D.X D.XI D.XII D.XIII D.XIV D.XV
Dr type Dreidecker triplane fighters	Dr.I Dr.II
G type Grossflugzeug bombers	G.I G.II G.III G.IV
J type close support	J.I J.II J.III

Company
designations

Landflugzeug (Landplanes)	LDD L.1 L.2 L.3 L.4 L.5 L.6 L.7 L.8 L.9 L.10 L.11 L.12 L.13 L.14 L.15 L.16 L.17 L.18 L.19 L.20 L.21 L.22 L.23 L.24 L.25 L.26 L.27 L.28 L.29 L.30 L.31 L.32 L.33 L.34 L.35 L.36 L.37 L.38 L.39 L.40 L.41 L.42 L.43 L.44 L.45 L.46 L.47 L.48 L.49 L.50 L.51 L.52 L.53 L.54 L.55 L.56 L.57 L.58 L.59 L.60 L.65 L.66 L.67 L.68 L.69 L.70 L.71 L.72 L.73 L.74 L.75 L.76 L.77 L.78 L.79 L.80 L.81 L.82 L.83 L.84 L.100 L.101 L.102 L.103
Wasserflugzeug (Seaplanes)	W.1 W.2 W.3 W.4 W.5 W.8 WMZ
Höhenflugzeug (High Altitude)	H.1

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Operators

Specifications (L 58)

See also

References