J.II
Role Ground-attack 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)

Albatros J.II drawing

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Albatros J.II.
  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

  • 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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