LFG V 20

V 20 Arkona
V 20 Arkona
General information
Type	Floatplane airliner
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	LFG

The LFG V 20 Arkona (named for Kap Arkona on Rügen) was a seaplane airliner produced in small quantities in Germany in the early 1920s. It was a conventional, strut-braced, low-wing monoplane with an enclosed cabin for four passengers. The undercarriage consisted of twin pontoons. Originally produced in wood, a metal version of the aircraft was also developed

The V 20s were operated by Luft-Fahrzeug on its Hamburg-Stettin-Danzig and Stettin-Swinemünde-Stralsund routes.

Specifications

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General characteristics

Crew: 1
Capacity: 4 passengers
Length: 9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 14.4 m (47 ft 3 in)
Height: 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 40 m² (430 sq ft)
Empty weight: 1,040 kg (2,293 lb)
Gross weight: 1,620 kg (3,571 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IIIa 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 134 kW (180 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitchpropeller

Performance

Maximum speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
Stall speed: 140 km/h (87 mph, 76 kn)
Range: 575 km (357 mi, 310 nmi)
Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,800 ft)
Rate of climb: 2 m/s (390 ft/min)

References

1 2 Taylor 1989, 577

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LFG V 20

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