title: Albatros L 79
text: # Albatros L 79
  
  The Albatros L 79 Kobold was a single-seat German aerobatic aircraft of the 1920s and 1930s. It was a single-bay biplane with unstaggered, equal-span wings that had a symmetrical airfoil intended to ensure performance during inverted flight.
  
  ## Specifications (L 79)
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: one pilot
  * Length: 6.27 m (20 ft 7 in)
  * Wingspan: 8.80 m (28 ft 10 in)
  * Height: 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in)
  * Wing area: 16.6 $m^2$ (179 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 465 kg (1,025 lb)
  * Gross weight: 640 kg (1,411 lb)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh 12 , 93 kW (125 hp)
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 165 km/h (100 mph, 87 kn)
  * Endurance: 2.5 hours
  * Rate of climb: 3.2 m/s (630 ft/min)
  