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Albatros J.II

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J.II
General information
TypeGround-attack aircraft
ManufacturerAlbatros Flugzeugwerke
Primary userLuftstreitkräfte

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

Design and development

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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

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German Empire
Lithuania
  • Lithuanian Air Force - 3 units (production No. 705, 710, 714)[1][2]

Specifications (J.II)

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Albatros J.II drawing

General characteristics

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

See also

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Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References

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  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

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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.