The Albatros L 103 (company designation) / Albatros Al 103 (RLM designation) was a German experimental aircraft of the 1930s. It was a parasol-wing landplane of conventional configuration, seating the pilot and flight test observer in separate, open cockpits. The Al 103 was used to test variations in sweepback, dihedral and tailplane area.[1][citation needed]
Specifications (L 103)
Data from[2] & German Aircraft between 1919 - 1945[1]
General characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 11.15 m (36 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 15.4 m (50 ft 6 in) with 10° sweepback
Height: 3.66 m (12 ft 0 in)
Wing area: 32.86 m2 (353.7 sq ft)
Aspect ratio: 7.22
Empty weight: 925 kg (2,039 lb)
Gross weight: 1,450 kg (3,197 lb)
Fuel capacity: 100 kg (220 lb) + Oil 10 kg (22 lb)
^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. ISBN3-7637-5465-2.
References
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. ISBN3-7637-5465-2.