The Albatros W.5, employed by Germany during World War I, served as a floatplane torpedo bomber.
This biplane featured twin pusher engines and was primarily utilised for coastal mining and maritime reconnaissance purposes.
Specifications
Crew
Three
Length
13.10 m (43 ft 0 in)
Wingspan
22.7 m (74 ft 5 in)
Height
4.24 m (13 ft 11 in)
Gross weight
3,665 kg (8,080 lb)
Powerplant
2 × Benz Bz.II ,
75 kW (100 hp) each
Performance
Maximum speed
135 km/h (84 mph, 73 kn)
Range
490 km (300 mi, 260 nmi)
Armament
Torpedoes
Sources German & Austro-Hungarian aircraft manufacturers 1908–1918-T C Treadwell. German Aircraft of the First World War-Peter Gray & Owen Thetford. Flugzeug Publications, Die Deutsche Luftwaffe 1914 – Heute. The World’s Great Bombers: 1914 to the Present Day-C Chant. Windsock Worldwide Vol.25, No.5 – September October 2009. Albatros Aircraft of WWI Vol.1: Early Two-Seaters-Jack Herris. Albatros Aircraft of WWI Vol.2: Late Two-Seaters-Jack Herris. Albatros Aircraft of WWI Vol.3: Bombers, Seaplanes J Types-Jack Herris. Albatros Aircraft of WWI Vol.4: Fighters-Jack Herris.
