Albatros D. II Robert Dycke Jasta 16b

This skin set depicts the Albatros D.II flown by Lt.Robert Dycke, of Jasta 16b in late 1916 and early 1917. This aircraft was made under license by LVG, and the camo differs from the Albatros built aircraft. The LVG planes were numbered from D.1024 through 1061, but the actual serial number of this plane is not now known. Photos and all profiles I have seen of the plane do not depict it on the stabilizer. The files attached include loading and hangar screens.

The personal fuselage markings, lower wing colors and national markings all closely depict the emblems and national insignia on the reference aircraft.

All skins, indeed all models are at best approximations, and my time machine is still not operational.

Thanks to Gambit168 for making his skin available as a template, and to BortdaFarm for the original model. This revision of the earlier release is improved and updated thanks to advice for improvements from Southside Bucky. I have included an adaptation of the Albatross D3 cockpit from the First Eagles Expansion pack. The cockpit mod will not work unless you have the expansion pack. If you do not have the expansion pack yet, you can still use this skin with the original. All you need to do is go into the AlbDII.ini file and modify the lines which now look like this:

//CockpitDataFile=AlbatrosDII_cockpit.ini

CockpitDataFile=AlbatrosD3_cockpit.ini

To look like this

CockpitDataFile=AlbatrosDII_cockpit.ini

//CockpitDataFile=AlbatrosD3_cockpit.ini

Alternatively you can download the cockpit mod from CA.

The FM was done by Peter01 and is intended for use without the April 08 patch.

In addition to the skins, there a sound file which was recorded from a running Mercedes engine to be dropped into your Sounds folder. If you prefer the original sound, simply change the lines in the data.ini file which refer to “PropLoopMercedes” to “PropLoop”. That is the only change I made to the FM.

As usual, place the skin folder in the AlbDII folder and select it in the loadout screen to fly the skin.

This skin set is part of a series presented to acknowledge the dedication and continuing hard work of Peter01 who has given us outstanding flight models for so many aircraft for First Eagles. Without his work, this model and many others would be just pretty pictures.

The update improves the under surface camo and adds some detail.

September 16, 2008

sinbad