title: Albatros L 58
text: # Albatros L 58
  
  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
     * Deutsche Luftreederei
     * Deutsche Aero-Lloyd
     * Deutsche Luft Hansa
  
  ## 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 $m^2$ (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)
  