Albatros J.II

J.II
General information
Type	Ground-attack aircraft
Manufacturer	Albatros Flugzeugwerke
Primary user	Luftstreitkräfte

The Albatros J.II was a German single-engine, single-seat, biplane ground-attack aircraft of World War I.

Design and development

Albatros J.II was a development of the Albatros J.I with increased fuselage armour and a more powerful engine. The J.II dispensed with the propeller spinner of the earlier aircraft.

Operators

German Empire

• Luftstreitkräfte

Lithuania

• Lithuanian Air Force - 3 units (production No. 705, 710, 714) ^{[1] [2]}

Specifications (J.II)

Albatros J.II drawing

General characteristics

• Crew: two, pilot and observer
• Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IVa , 164 kW (220 hp)

See also

Related development

• Albatros C.XII
• Albatros J.I

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• AEG J.I
• AEG J.II
• Junkers J.I

References

1. "Albatros J.II" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
2. Ramoška, Gytis. "Pirmieji karo aviacijos lėktuvai 1919-23 m." Plieno sparnai (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2021-04-19.

Bibliography

• Herris, Jack (2017). Albatros Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes: Volume 3: Bombers, Seaplanes, J-Types. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 26. Charleston, South Carolina: Aeronaut Books. ISBN   978-1-935881-49-0.
• Herris, Jack (2012). German Armored Warplanes of WWI: A Centennial Perspective of Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 4. Charleston, South Carolina: Aeronaut Books. ISBN   978-1-935881-11-7.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 55.