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Γειά σου φίλε! Ι've been following the progress of this fantastic project since day one... As a matter of fact Lukasz (one of the creators) offered me to test it, (before the contract with A2A), but unfortunately I don't have FSX...

Wow nice screens, Cpt.S, Lou and Olham! One little historical trivial info about Jasta 37, Detlev... Except from not flying OAW machines (if not terribly wrong) the pilot's personal symbols were traditionally in black-white (Jasta colours). In the case of all black planes in white.

Well, this is not quite true... 1st. The only definite distinction between D.V and D.Va is the aileron controls, (brackets can be seen on uprated D.V-s even D.III-s). 2nd. The serial number alone denotes that the machine is a D.Va of the first production batch (5165-5426/17) 3rd. Yes, there were some further reinforcements in Albatros D.Va wings, but in the OAW built machines (that had brackets BTW) and has nothing to do with the lack of brackets in some planes (of the first batch from my brief inquiry) . Here is D.5390/17 (first batch) showing no brackets: D.5409/17 (first batch) no brackets: D.5629/17 (second batch) showing brackets: D.5815/17 (second batch) showing brackets: D.7098/17 (third batch) showing brackets: D.7327/17 (third batch) showing brackets:

Here is a close up of an anemometer mounted on the starboard V strut of an Albatros D.5a (Wingnut Wings).

Hi guys, I found some spare time last week and worked the Albatros D.V mod. Look how the new corrected footstep looks in game: I put some more work on that updated template during the weekend and made finally, the correct early model's nose planking: The universal normal map works just fine don't you think? I finaly settled up on the camo colours and created a D.V Mod for JSGME with all the new normal map. I have added more Generics to the Mod (all the Jastas that first received the D.5, according to PWCG), incorporating the updated template. I think that in a couple of days I'll be able to release a beta...

Does it say buy now, for less than 150 Euros, only? In past days I would have bought it instantly...

The use of term Tachometer in English for (RPM-counter) is very strange to me too, being Greek... The word is Greek and means literally Speedometer (tachytis=speed + metron=meter).

Airspeed indicators (anemometers) were fitted as a field mod...

Very interesting! I have seen them before, when Blowhard was researching Stropp for his profile work... http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/camouflage-markings/53089-stropp-finer-points.html

The Albatros D.III (OAW) and the D.V were produced in the same time frame. The first D.V-s were operational with Jasta 11 at mid May 17, while the D.III-s (OAW) in June. The lower wing reinforcement didn't stop with the D.V wing. The D.Va-s built by OAW, had additional lower wing reinforcements, adding more weight to the plane, so the reduction of the fuel tank capacity was decided in order to counter the weight increase, without performance compromise. Considering this, I guess that the problem with the lower wing in steep dives was never eliminated. I believe that the pilots just were aware of it and flew the plane accordingly, (thus the reduction of wing failure incidents). The problem was most prominent at the transition from D.II to D.III, when pilots flew the D.III as if it was a D.II, resulting the lower wing flutter in steep dives.