title: Albatros L 82
text: # Albatros L 82
  
  The Albatros L 82 was a 1920s German trainer biplane. Of conventional configuration, it seated the pilot and instructor in separate, open cockpits. The wings were single-bay, equal-span, and unstaggered.
  
  ## Operational history
  
  The prototype and one production L 82b took part in the Challenge 1929 international contest, during which the prototype (D-1704) crashed on 10 August 1929 in Turnu Severin, pilot Karl Ziegler. The second example (D-1706) completed the contest in 27th place, pilot Werner Junck).
  
  ## Variants
  
  * L 82a - prototype with de Havilland Gipsy engine
  * L 82b - single example with Siemens-Halske Sh 13 engine
  * L 82c - production version with Siemens-Halske Sh 14 engine
  
  ## Specifications (L 82c)
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: two, pilot and instructor
  * Length: 7.41 m (24 ft 4 in)
  * Wingspan: 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in)
  * Height: 2.66 m (8 ft 9 in)
  * Wing area: 20.0 $m^2$ (215 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 400 kg (880 lb)
  * Gross weight: 750 kg (1,650 lb)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh 14 , 120 kW (160 hp)
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 160 km/h (100 mph, 87 kn)
  * Range: 560 km (350 mi, 300 nmi)
  * Service ceiling: 3,800 m (12,500 ft)
  