L.9 : Single-bay, highly-staggered, high-lift wings* L.9 (ME) - 191? single-seat multi-purpose biplane scout * Not be confused with Austrian OAW C.II (L.13) L.8 : Heinkel design using some L.7/C.I parts L.8 - 1915 C.II* 2-seat pusher 2-bay biplane, x 1 * Based on serials, most sources say only 2 x built Operational trainer mod., radiator to leading edge Later models had radiator mounted under upper wing Earliest models had fuselage side-mounted radiators L.7 : 1 x 150 hp Benz Bz.III 6-cylinder, span 12.90 m L.7 : Schneidemühl-built C.I variant designed by OAW DM 15 meaning unclear (and rather anomalous) L.6/C.Ib: Dual-control trainer by Mercur Flugzeugbau L.6/C.Ia: 1 x 180 hp Argus As III 6-cylinder L.6 : Albatros Flugzeugwerke-built C.I variant LDD meaning unclear ( L(?) Doppeldecker) L.5 : Refined L.2/B.II, led to armed C.III variant L.5 (LDD) - 1914 B.III 2-seat 2-bay recce biplane by Sikorsky Ilya Muromets, poor performer L.4 - 1916 OAW G.I 5-crew,5-bay biplane bomber, x 1 * L.3 Militär-Einsitzer designed by Hermann Dorner Alt., GDD may be for 'Gnome Delta Dorner'* GDD probably stood for ' Gnome Doppeldecker' L.3: 1 x 100 hp Gnome Delta rotary, span 10.40 m L.3 (GDD) - 1914-15 unarmed single-seat scout biplane, x 6 W.1 : Floatplane version of L.2/B.II, aka B.II-W * Some sources give wing span as 12.96 m L.2 - 1914 B.II 2-seat unarmed 2-bay recce biplane Contemporary generic was Militär-Doppeldecker L.1 (DDK) - 1914 B.I 2-seat unarmed recce biplane In a WWI context, Adlershof is best-remembered for a series of fighter competitions begun in January 1918.Īlbatros Flugzeugwerke GmbH 'L' Series Aircraft Designations From 1912, the Adlershof-Johannisthal field was the home of the Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt (DVL of German Experimental Institute for Aviation). Johannisthal field was also the location of Fokker and Rumpler factories. Marine type designations, of course, refer to the system assigned by the Marineflieger branch of the Kaiserliche Marine. Idflieg ( (Inspektion der Fliegertruppen) designations covered aircraft types adopted by the Deutsches Heer. I have used Marine as a short-form for both the Kaiserliche Marine and its naval aviator branch, the Marineflieger (established in 1913). Before Oct 1916, that organization was known by its short-form Fliegertruppen (Air Service) which is mentioned a few times. My apologies in advance for that.Īs the major user of Albatros products, no direct mention has been made of the Luftstreitkräfte. However, for my own convenience, I have inserted periods into both Albatros 'L' designations and their official military counterparts. German usage generally avoids punctuation marks in designations. The Albatros 'L' series designations are usually presented with a space (eg: L 3) but sometimes without (eg: 元). But, fortunately, there are also separate 'L' designations assigned to these OAW offerings. The result is some confusing duplicate Idflieg designations. However, original design was performed at OAW on a small scale. OAW - located at Schneidemühl in Posen - was meant to be a production subsidiary. Also mentioned is Albatros subsidiary, OAW - which stood for Ostdeutsche Albatros Werke. Most designs are products of the Albatros Flugzeugwerke GmbH of Johannisthal, southeast of central Berlin. As that was an outside imposition, I have stuck with the original Albatros internal style. Second, the L.101 to L.103 are now better remembered by their later RLM designations - Al 101 to Al 103. First is that L.100 to L.103 were all built - which suggests that we cannot eliminate the possibility of unrealized Albatros projects with higher numbers. Two points need to be made that '100' sequence. From there, the numerical sequence picks up from L.100 to L.103. There are two notable sequential gaps in the Albatros 'L' numbers - 61-to-64 and 85-to-99. Details can be frustratingly sketchy at times but, overall, the rationalized Albatros 'L' type list is a surprisingly complete sequence. In the Albatros 'L' series type numbers list, relevant Idflieg and Marine type designations are given in the description along with basic information. (My third post will cover Albatros acronym designations - and anomalous designations.) My next post will cover the same internal Albatros 'L' series type numbers presented numerically. A bit of thread necromancy, I thought I'd expand on AM's original Albatros 'L' series type list.
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