Albatros Al 101

Al 101
Role	Trainer
Manufacturer	Albatros Flugzeugwerke
First flight	1930
Number built	71

The Albatros Al 101 was a 1930s German trainer aircraft. It was a parasol-wing monoplane of conventional configuration, and seated the pilot and instructor in separate, open cockpits.

Variants

• L 101
• L 101W – two examples built as floatplanes
• L 101C
• L 101D

Specifications (Al 101D)

Data from Nowarra 1993

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: 12.5 m (41 ft 0 in)
• Height: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 20 m² (220 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 515 kg (1,135 lb)
• Gross weight: 830 kg (1,830 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Argus As 8a inverted 4-cyl air-cooled in-line piston engine, 73 kW (98 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 171 km/h (106 mph, 92 kn)
• Range: 670 km (420 mi, 360 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 3,600 m (11,800 ft)
• Rate of climb: 4.2 m/s (830 ft/min)
  
• Landing speed: 70 km/h (43 mph)

See also

Related lists

• List of Interwar military aircraft

References

Bibliography

• Nowarra, Heinz J. (1993). Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933-1945 : Band 1 Flugzeugtypen AEG - Dornier (in German). Vol. 1 (1st ed.). Germany: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. pp. 36–37 & 236–237. ISBN 3-7637-5465-2.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 56.

External links

• German Aviation 1919-1945