Engineering:Lübeck-Travemünde F.2

Short description: 1910s German reconnaissance floatplane

Lübeck-Travemünde F.2
Role	Reconnaissance floatplane
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Flugzeugwerft Lübeck-Travemünde GmbH
Primary user	German Navy
Number built	11
Developed from	Lübeck-Travemünde F.1

The Lübeck-Travemünde F.2 was a 1910s German reconnaissance floatplane. The F.2 was an improved version of the company's earlier F.1 floatplane and was the first armed aircraft built by Flugzeugwerft Lübeck-Travemünde GmbH, a subsidiary of Deutsche Flugzeug-Werke. The F.2 was a twin-float biplane powered by a 220 hp (164 kW) Mercedes D.IV engine. With a crew of two (pilot and observer), the observer's rear cockpit was fitted with a 7.92 mm (0.31 in) Parabellum machine gun. Eleven aircraft were built.

Operators

German Empire

• Kaiserliche Marine

Norway

• Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service (F.4)

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: 2 (pilot, observer)
• Wingspan: 19.00 m (62 ft 4 in)
• Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.IV , 164 kW (220 hp)

Performance Armament

• 1 × 7.92 mm (0.31 in) Parabellum machine-gun

See also

Related development

• Lübeck-Travemünde F.1

Related lists

• List of flying boats and floatplanes
• List of military aircraft of Germany

References

Bibliography

• Herris, Jack (2015). German Seaplanes of WWI: Sablatnig, Kaiserliche Werften, Lübeck-Travemünde, LTG, & Oertz: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Seaplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. 15. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-27-8. 
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. 
• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.