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The Albatros L 59 was a single-seat
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utility aircraft of the 1920s. It was a single-engine low-wing cantilever
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monoplane
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A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing confi ...
with large, spatted wide track undercarriage
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attached, unusually for the time not to the fuselage but to the wing roots. The whole aircraft was covered in 3-ply.
The L.59 was flying by September 1923.
Variants
;L.59: Single seat, Siemens-Halske Sh.4 5-cylinder radial. One built. ;L.60: Two seats, Siemens-Halske Sh 5 7-cylinder radial. Identical dimensions, slightly heavier empty and faster both level and climbing. Three built.Specifications (L 59)
Data from Flight 13 September 1923, pp. 581–2
References
* {{Albatros aircraft Low-wing aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft 1920s German sport aircraft L 059 Aircraft first flown in 1923