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Lloyd 40.05

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6.92 m

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The Lloyd 40.05 (a.k.a. Type FJ - Flugzeug Jäger - aircraft hunter) was a very unorthodox experimental fighter/reconnaissance biplane produced by Lloyd (Ungarische Lloyd Flugzeug und Motorenfabrik AG / Magyar Lloyd Repülőgép és motorgyár Részvény-Társaság) in the Austro-Hungarian Empire during the First World War.

Specifications (Lloyd 40.05)

Data from Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2 (later 1)
  • Length: 6.92 m (22 ft 8 in)
  • Upper wingspan: 11.17 m (36 ft 8 in)
  • Lower wingspan: 10.72 m (35 ft 2 in)
  • Height: 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 25 m2 (270 sq ft)
  • Gross weight: 962 kg (2,121 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × MAG-Daimler 160hp 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 120 kW (160 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed wooden fixed pitch propeller

    • Performance

  • Range: 500 km (311 mi; 270 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,404 ft)

    • Armament

  • Guns: 1× 8 mm (0.315 in) Schwarzlose M.07/12 machine gun in a Type-II VK gun container + 2x 8 mm (0.315 in) Schwarzlose M.07/12 machine guns fitted to the upper surface of the lower wings outside the propeller arc.

    • References

    Lloyd 40.05 Wikipedia
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