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In order to evade the restrictions on the development
of military aircraft in Germany imposed by the Allied
Control Commission, the Albatros Flugzeugwerke of
Berlin-Johannisthal established a Lithuanian subsidiary
in 1925 as the Allgemeine Flug-Gesellschaft
(A.F.G.) Memel. Its first production was a two-seat reconnaissance
fighter referred to as the A.F.G.l, but, in
fact, an Albatros design, the L.65. A single-bay staggered
biplane with aerofoil-section broad I-type interplane
struts, the L.65 alias A.F.G.l was of wooden construction
with plywood skinning, the first prototype being powered by a 450hp Napier Lion 12-cylinder
"broad arrow" water-cooled engine. A second prototype,
the L.65-II flown in 1926, was powered by a 565hp
Lion and was evaluated by the Reichswehr, but no
series production was undertaken.
DIMENSIONS |
Wingspan | 10.30 m | 34 ft 10 in |
Length | 6.15 m | 20 ft 2 in |
Height | 2.80 m | 9 ft 2 in |
PERFORMANCE |
Max. speed | 250 km/h | 155 mph |
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