The Albatros L 78 was a two-seater biplane reconnaissance aircraft created in 1928. It was a revamp of the Albatros L 76 and armed with two 7.9 caliber machine guns with one being on the turret. Its engine was a BMW VI.

The L78 was tested at the German flight testing centre at Rechlin–Lärz Airfield in 1928.[1] Six[2] or seven[3] L 78s were used by the German secret air force training school at Lipetsk, Russia from 1929 until the school was closed in 1933, with the survivors returning to Germany.[3] At least four were wrecked in crashes while at Lipetsk.[4] Eventually, it had two modifications: A reconnaissance bomber, and the other having a passenger cabin with windows and a door. [5] In total, 14 of these aircraft were made. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Beauvais et al. 2002, pp. 58–59.
  2. ↑ Beauvais et al. 2002, pp. 45, 48.
  3. 1 2 Andersson 1990, pp. 40, 44.
  4. ↑ Beauvais et al. 2002, p. 45.
  5. ↑ "Albatros L.78". www.airwar.ru. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  6. ↑ "Aircraft template". histaviation.com. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  • Andersson, Lennart (1990). "Secret Luftwaffe: German Military Aviation Build-up Between the Wars". Air Enthusiast. No. 41. pp. 38–48. ISSN 0143-5450.
  • Beauvais, Heinrich; Kössler, Karl; Mayer, Max; Regel, Christoph (2002). German Secret Flight Test Centres to 1945. Hinckley, UK: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-127-X.
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