- Design and development
- Operational history
- Specifications
- References
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The V 52 was a one off, single engine, two seat sports monoplane, built in Germany in 1925. Design and developmentWhilst the other LFG two seat monoplane sports aircraft (the V 40, V 42 and V 44) produced in 1925 were all metal designs, the V 52 employed wooden construction. It also differed from them in having a braced, rather than wholly cantilever wing. This was built around wooden box spares, with three ply ribs and fabric covering. The fuselage was also wooden, with three ply covering. Like the V 40, the V 52 was powered by a {{convert|75|hp|kW|abbr=on|0}} Siemens-Halske Sh 11 7-cylinder radial engine. Operational historyThe V 52 was amongst five LFG entries to the Round Germany Flight held in the summer of 1925, though only the LFG V 39 biplane took take part, with all four monoplanes failing to make the start.[[4]] Specifications{{Aircraft specs
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}}References{{commons category|LFG Roland}}1. ^1 {{cite magazine|date=4 June 1925 |title=Some impressions of the round-Germany flight.|magazine=Flight|volume=XVII|issue=23|page=343|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1925/1925%20-%200343.html}}
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