title: Albatros L 69
text: # Albatros L 69
  
  The Albatros L 69 was a two-seat German parasol monoplane racing and training aircraft of 1925. It was a single-engine parasol-wing monoplane of conventional configuration that seated the pilot and passenger in tandem, open cockpits. It was advertised as a trainer, however contemporary reports dismissed this due to the difficulty in accessing the front cockpit, and the designers' focus on performance.
  
  ## Operational history
  
  In 1925, the Albatros test pilot Kurt Ungewitter won Class D in the Deutsche Rundflug ("Round Germany") in an L 69a, but was killed in one in a crash two years later. The "Round-Saxony" flight Class D was won by a Bristol Lucifer-engined Albatros L.69, piloted by a student at an average speed of 165 km/h.
  
  ## Variants
  
  * L 69 – two examples with Bristol Lucifer engine
  * L 69a – two examples with Siemens-Halske Sh 12 engine
  
  ## Specifications (L 69a)
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: two, pilot and instructor
  * Length: 6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)
  * Wingspan: 8.06 m (26 ft 5 in)
  * Height: 2.57 m (8 ft 5 in)
  * Wing area: 14.0 $m^2$ (151 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 480 kg (1,058 lb)
  * Gross weight: 685 kg (1,510 lb)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh 12 , 80 kW (110 hp)
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 96 kn)
  * Endurance: 2 hours
  * Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,100 ft)
  * Rate of climb: 4.2 m/s (820 ft/min)
  