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The aircraft were officially designated as Albatros D.III (Oeffag), but were known as Oeffag Albatros D.III in Austro-Hungary, and just Oeffag D.III in Poland. [ 11 ] The Oeffag aircraft were built in three main versions (series 53.2, 153, 253) using the 138, 149, or 168 kW (185, 200, or 225 hp) Austro-Daimler engines respectively.
The Albatros D.V is a fighter aircraft of the German aircraft manufacturer Albatros Flugzeugwerke. It was the final development of the Albatros D.I family and the last Albatros fighter to see operational service with the Luftstreitkräfte (Imperial German Air Service) during the First World War. The D.V was developed from the D.III during early ...
Albatros Flugzeugwerke GmbH was a German aircraft manufacturer best known for supplying the German Luftstreitkräfte during World War I. The company was based in Johannisthal , Berlin , where it was founded by Walter Huth and Otto Wiener on December 20, 1909.
The C.III has its origins in the Albatros C.I, being directly derived from it and being a slightly more compact aircraft. [1] The most prominent visual difference between the two aircraft was the revised vertical stabilizer; the C.III possessed a lower and rounded tail in place of the large triangular tail of the C.I, which, in combination with its reduced weight, provided greater agility to ...
The Albatros C.I, (post-war company designations L.6 & L.7), was a twin-seat general-purpose biplanes designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Albatros Flugzeugwerke. It was the first of the successful C-series aircraft operated by the Luftstreitkräfte .
Data from German Combat Planes: A Comprehensive Survey and History of the Development of German Military Aircraft from 1914 to 1945 General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 7.4 m (24 ft 3 in) Wingspan: 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in) Height: 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in) Wing area: 22.9 m 2 (246 sq ft) Empty weight: 647 kg (1,426 lb) Gross weight: 898 kg (1,980 lb) Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.III six-cylinder water ...
On later Albatros fighters (late models of the D.III, and the D.V) the radiator was moved to the right of the centre section to alleviate this problem. Oeffag (Oesterreichische Flugzeugfabrik AG) also built the D.II under license, as the Albatros D.II (Oef) / Oeffag Va.53 / Oeffag series 53, for the Luftfahrtruppen. The 16 Austro-Hungarian ...
Another German aircraft in the collection is an Albatros D.Va reproduction, which in 2015 was finished in the colors of Eduard Ritter von Schleich. It is powered by a modified six-cylinder "uprighted" Fairchild Ranger engine, fitted after the original liquid-cooled Mercedes D.II engine sheared its crankshaft.