Lübeck-Travemünde F.2
Lübeck-Travemünde F.2 | |
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Role | Seaplane |
Manufacturer | Lübeck-Travemünde |
First flight | 1916 [1] |
Introduction | July 1917 [1] |
Primary user | Germany |
Number built | 11[2] to ~17[1] |
Wingspan | 18.0 m (59 ft 1 in) [3] or 19 m (62 ft 4 in) [2] |
Engine | 220hp Mercedes D.IV inline |
Armament | rear flexible Parabellum |
Crew | 2 [3] |
Max Speed | 136 km/h (85 mph)[2] to 142 km/h (88 mph)[3] |
Climb | 1,000 m (3,280 ft) in 10:00[2] 2,700 m (9,000 ft) in 27:30[3] |
The Lübeck-Travemünde F.2 was first designed as a four-bay biplane in early 1916, but production orders were of a three-bay design. It saw service over the North Sea and Baltic in small numbers. While never a star, it performed its workmanlike patrol duties well. Production trickled out slowly, with the last F.2 delivered in May 1918. [1]
For more information, see Wikipedia:Lübeck-Travemünde_F.2.
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Peter Gray and Owen Thetford. German Aircraft of the First World War. Great Britain, Putnam, 1962, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
- Heinz J. Nowarra, Bruce Robertson, and Peter G. Cooksley. Marine Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Letchworth, Herts, England: Harleyford Publications Limited, 1966. ISBN 0900435070