Albatros W.5

W.5
General information
Type	Torpedo bomber
Manufacturer	Albatros Flugzeugwerke
Number built	5

The Albatros W.5 was a floatplane torpedo bomber used by Germany during World War I. It was a biplane with twin pusher engines.

Operators

German Empire

• Imperial German Navy

Specifications (W.5)

Data from German Aircraft of World War I ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: three
• Length: 13.10 m (43 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 22.7 m (74 ft 5 in)
• Height: 4.25 m (13 ft 11 in)
• Gross weight: 3,665 kg (8,080 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Benz Bz.III , 112 kW (150 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 133 km/h (83 mph, 72 kn)
• Range: 490 km (300 mi, 260 nmi)

Armament

• Torpedoes

References

1. Gray & Thetford, p. 276

Bibliography

• Gray, Peter & Thetford, Owen (1987) [1970]. German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). Putnam. ISBN   0-85177-809-7.
• 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. Aeronaut Books. ISBN   978-1-935881-49-0.
• Schmeelke, Michael (2020). "Torpedo Los!": The German Imperial Torpedo-Flieger. Aeronaut Books. ISBN   978-1-953201-17-1.

External links

• "Albatros / W.5". Luftfahrt Archiv. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.