The Albatros D.III
The Albatros D.III was a development of the Albatros D.II. Having investigated the construction of captured Nieuport fighters, Albatros engineers designed the lower wing of the D.III narrower and shorter than the upper, supported by V-shaped struts. The Mercedes 6 cylinder engine was increased to 180hp from 160hp. Wing tips became swept, that helped to avoid wings vibration. The aileron control rods were drawn through the lower wing, and the radiator was displaced from the fuselage side to the middle of the upper wing. Weight reduction was one of the main objectives at that time.
Test flights began in August – September of 1916, and in December 1916 the plane was delivered to fighter squadrons. Several months of combat flights revealed that plane could lose its lower wing in a steep dive or in a sharp turn. Water from radiator, placed on the upper wing, poured out onto the machineguns making firing impossible. After this, radiator was placed to the right side of the pilot. By June 1917 Albatros started using new Daimler’s cellular radiator that helped to solve problem with engine overheating.
The plane was manufactured in Albatros Werke and Ostdeutsche Albatros Werke (OAW) factories. The OAW version is principally identified by the use of a rounded rudder, which later became standard on the later D.V series. In total 1346 copies of Albatros D.III were built.
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The model, textures. panel and air files are by Captain Kurt. The pilot figures were developed from Wolfi's freeware Japanese pilot .fsc source file. The prop spinning texture is by Kelticheart.
Gauges are by Martin Klein with texture change outs by Captain Kurt, .
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The Albatros D.III was a development of the Albatros D.II. Having investigated the construction of captured Nieuport fighters, Albatros engineers designed the lower wing of the D.III narrower and shorter than the upper, supported by V-shaped struts. The Mercedes 6 cylinder engine was increased to 180hp from 160hp. Wing tips became swept, that helped to avoid wings vibration. The aileron control rods were drawn through the lower wing, and the radiator was displaced from the fuselage side to the middle of the upper wing. Weight reduction was one of the main objectives at that time.
Test flights began in August – September of 1916, and in December 1916 the plane was delivered to fighter squadrons. Several months of combat flights revealed that plane could lose its lower wing in a steep dive or in a sharp turn. Water from radiator, placed on the upper wing, poured out onto the machineguns making firing impossible. After this, radiator was placed to the right side of the pilot. By June 1917 Albatros started using new Daimler’s cellular radiator that helped to solve problem with engine overheating.
The plane was manufactured in Albatros Werke and Ostdeutsche Albatros Werke (OAW) factories. The OAW version is principally identified by the use of a rounded rudder, which later became standard on the later D.V series. In total 1346 copies of Albatros D.III were built.
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The model, textures. panel and air files are by Captain Kurt. The pilot figures were developed from Wolfi's freeware Japanese pilot .fsc source file. The prop spinning texture is by Kelticheart.
Gauges are by Martin Klein with texture change outs by Captain Kurt, .
Download at:
Albatros D.III
The Albatros D.III The Albatros D.III was a development of the Albatros D.II. Having investigated the construction of captured Nieuport fighters, Albatros engineers designed the lower wing of the D.III narrower and shorter than the upper...
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