__NOTOC__ The Albatros L 103 (company designation) / Albatros Al 103 (RLM designation) was a German

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of the 1930s. It was a

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landplane of conventional configuration, seating the

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and flight test observer in separate, open

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s. The Al 103 was used to test variations in sweepback, dihedral and tailplane area.

Specifications (L 103)

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German Aircraft between 1919-1945
{{RLM aircraft designations Parasol-wing aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft 1930s German experimental aircraft L 103 Aircraft first flown in 1933