Lewie Posted March 17, 2011 Posted March 17, 2011 Since I brought it up, and I've accepted the consequences of doing so, I'm posting images, probably not worthy of desktop use of the other types of Albatross aircraft from WWI. here's two from the online sim Richthofen's Skies. An Albatross B II the Great Apple Barge, and the early series of the rather impressive CVII Albatross two seaters..
+Olham Posted March 17, 2011 Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) Perhaps you don't know this site yet, Lewie - here are some great two-seater picks. http://www.earlyaeroplanes.com/archive1.htm Here is an Albatros C.V Edited March 17, 2011 by Olham
Lewie Posted March 17, 2011 Author Posted March 17, 2011 Perhaps you don't know this site yet, Lewie - here are some great two-seater picks. http://www.earlyaero...om/archive1.htm Here is an Albatros C.V No I've known about that image site for a few years, it's a great resource. Found a good image on Rosebud's of the Doppletaube .. I'm definately going to make this for the SDOE pre-WWI mod I'm working on..
+Olham Posted March 17, 2011 Posted March 17, 2011 Were not Taube planes still used in the early days of WW1?
Lewie Posted March 17, 2011 Author Posted March 17, 2011 Were not Taube planes still used in the early days of WW1? Yes The Rumpler Monoplane Taubes were used for the "4 o'clock bombings" of Paris in fall of 1914. Apparently some people would come out and bet on whether anything of worth would be hit. I think the MASH episode called "5 oclock Charlie" borrowed from this true story.
Lewie Posted March 17, 2011 Author Posted March 17, 2011 OK this isn't an Albatross, but it is the 1910 father of all ultralight aircraft. The 1910 Hans Grade Eindekker
JFM Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 (The beautiful) Albatros C.III (Li) 5403/17. (Hey, Devs, hint, hint...) Jasta 5's Hans von Hippel's Albatros D.Va 5639/17. Interestingly, it had green/mauve wings with blue undersurfaces, save for the undersurface of the upper wing which had 5-color irregular polygon fabric, although the ailerons were blue. Note the smoothness of the ailerons and the Nicht auftreten placard on the lower wing (they were usually on both wings but the fuselage blocks view of the port placard), which doesn't appear in many photographs due to its location on Albatros planes. Also, if you look closely you'll see the manufacture and Idflieg plates on the leading edges of the lower wings, just ahead of the interplane struts. This shot is a little grainy so they appear as dark rectangles here. (I'll find a better shot of them and post.)
JFM Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Okay, popular image of an unarmed Albatros D.III that better shows the manufacture/Idflieg plates on the leading edges of the lower wings, as well as the Nicht auftreten placard on both sides. And, Lewie, respectfully, Albatros is spelled with one s. Please forgive me; I know it's pedantic of me to say but I'm just trying to be informative.
+Olham Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Wonderful photos, JFM! Especially, as the wings are rarely ever shown from this angle close on.
Lewie Posted March 18, 2011 Author Posted March 18, 2011 (edited) And, Lewie, respectfully, Albatros is spelled with one s. Please forgive me; I know it's pedantic of me to say but I'm just trying to be informative. No problem, it's a small bad typing habit, like using "e' in hangar. Great pictures, the front shot shows the gentle washout in both the top and bottom wings nicely. Edited March 18, 2011 by Lewie
JFM Posted April 22, 2011 Posted April 22, 2011 Jasta 5 goodness, Albatros D.III 2225/16. Note the extra cowl vents: Grainy, but fantastic nevertheless.
+Olham Posted April 22, 2011 Posted April 22, 2011 Jeeze, the pilot is sitting so high up - he was either very tall, or he must be sitting on a cushion??? A wonderfule photography, Jim. Who was it's pilot?
77Scout Posted April 22, 2011 Posted April 22, 2011 Jeeze, the pilot is sitting so high up - he was either very tall, or he must be sitting on a cushion??? As a pilot, I would want my eyes level with the top wing ... that position maximizes your field of view as the top wing appears only as a thin profile an blocks less of the sky. I often try to do this is in OFF by adjusting my centrepoint in TrackIR.
+Olham Posted April 22, 2011 Posted April 22, 2011 That's right, Scout, but he is sitting higher than his windscreen then. May be the reason for his thick mummery?
JFM Posted April 22, 2011 Posted April 22, 2011 The thick mummery is because it is cold at altitude, even in summer! Pilot is unknown for sure but that plane in those markings was often flown by Ltn. Strobel.
+Olham Posted April 22, 2011 Posted April 22, 2011 Strange, that it is not known - that Bavarian checker must be a very personal marking.
JFM Posted April 22, 2011 Posted April 22, 2011 A few pilots flew that plane. Strobel is the one who added the Bavarian markings. Still, can't say definitively that is him in the cockpit because the plane could be flown by others and the face cannot be seen.
MajorMagee Posted April 23, 2011 Posted April 23, 2011 Here's a link to some pretty good shots of a modern Albatross replica in the air. SimHQ Airshow Thread
+Olham Posted April 23, 2011 Posted April 23, 2011 Wow, thanks, Major! I didn't know this flying Albatros yet!
UK_Widowmaker Posted April 25, 2011 Posted April 25, 2011 As a pilot, I would want my eyes level with the top wing ... that position maximizes your field of view as the top wing appears only as a thin profile an blocks less of the sky. I often try to do this is in OFF by adjusting my centrepoint in TrackIR. And there was me thinking I was the only person to do this!
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