Albatros J.II
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Role | Ground-attack aircraft Type of 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
Lithuania
- Lithuanian Air Force - 3 units (production No. 705, 710, 714)[1][2]
Specifications (J.II)
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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
Bibliography
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- 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.
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Albatros aircraft
- Taube
- Doppeltaube
- F-2
designations
B type unarmed reconnaissance biplanes | |
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C type armed reconnaissance biplanes | |
D type Doppeldecker fighters | |
Dr type Dreidecker triplane fighters | |
G type Grossflugzeug bombers | |
J type close support |
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designations
Landflugzeug (Landplanes) |
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Wasserflugzeug (Seaplanes) | |
Höhenflugzeug (High Altitude) |
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