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The Albatros L 73 was a German twin-engined biplane airliner of the 1920s. Of conventional configuration, it featured a streamlined, boat-like
German Aircraft between 1919-1945
{{Albatros aircraft L 073 1920s German airliners
fuselage
The fuselage (; from the French ''fuselé'' "spindle-shaped") is an aircraft's main body section. It holds crew, passengers, or cargo. In single-engine aircraft, it will usually contain an engine as well, although in some amphibious aircraf ...
and engine
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Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power ...
nacelles. 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, serving 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-built Bristol Jupiter. ;L 73b:version withJunkers L5
The Junkers L 5 was a six-cylinder, water-cooled, 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 development
The Junkers L5 was a development of J ...
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 ; *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, serving 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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