JFM

Fantastic! Looking forward to them all. Have started the skins.

Okay, man, just checked and I don't have anything with those numbers; all the stats I have use 160hp. Honestly, I'm not familiar with the Albatros DIIIa.

Although I am a pilot I am not an engineer; thus, I can't answer that with any authority. I suspect the difference in gap may influence stall characteristics to some degree, but if and how much I do not know. I've not read of any handling differences between the two, only references to the D.II's improved visibility over the D.I. Hopefully, some guys will pipe in here with some actual info on your question.

File Name: Jasta Boelcke Ltn Werner Voss's Albatros D.III File Submitter: JFM File Submitted: 8 Jan 2007 File Category: SF WW1 Aircraft Skins Jasta Boelcke's Leutnant Werner Voss's Albatros D.III (serial number unknown), circa April 1917, prior to the addition of the turtledeck heart (a configuration specified by request). This skin features standard D.III finish with Jasta Boelcke's white empennage, improved metal fittings, tailskid shock cord, Axial propeller, and Voss's famous personal insignia. Note: This skin is a D.III skin applied to a D.V model. Please see READ ME for notes and installation instructions. Click here to download this file

Sure, let me type them and I'll add them below. Okay: Albatros D.III Engine: 160hp Mercedes D.III Wing: Span Upper 9,00m Span Lower 8,81m Chord Upper 1,50m Chord Lower 1,10m Dihedral Upper None Sweepback None Gap 1,47m Area 20,54sqm General: Length 7,33m Empty Weight 673kg Loaded Weight 908kg Max Speed: (missing) Climb: 1000m 2,5 min 2000m 6,0 min 3000m 11,0 min 4000m 17,0 min 5000m 24,5 min As you can see, speed is missing. I have other stats of the Albs that have slightly different figures--it's maddening to find stats in agreement. PM an email address so I can send a scan of these rather than type up the 8 different Alb D variants.

Okay, I'll check out whatever you decide on, but I'll start on some skins anyway. It's a fun hobby and worse-case scenario, I'll fly around my DVa with some cool early model skins! PM an email address and I'll send a finished skin to check out. I'll do Boelcke's 386/16 first. FYI, there is a new DII in the works: http://www.simhq.com/simhq3/sims/boards/bb...;f=165;t=000348

The D.I and D.II were arrived at the front lines simultaneously. Both had 160 hp engines, and their performance was identical. The DII was developed to improve the D.I's visibility by changing the cabane struts and reducing the wing gap. Additionally, the radiators were moved from the fuselage and a single radiator mounted in the wing (as with Boelcke's D.II 386/16). Thus, my two-cents is the D.I and D.II performance should be the same. If you are just tweaking the DVa's FMs, then the visual difference lies in the skins. If you are creating new models then the two are identical, save for the different cabane struts, wing gap, and radiator. STATS: Albatros D.I Engine: 160hp Mercedes D.III Wing: Span Upper 8,50 m Span Lower 8,00m Chord Upper 1,60m Chord Lower 1,60m Dihedral Upper None Dihedral Lower None Sweepback None Wing Strut Length 1,47m Stagger 0,13m Area 22,9m General: Length 7,40m Height 2,95m Track 1,80m Empty Weight 673kg Loaded Weight 898kg Max Speed: 175kmh Climb: 1000m 4min 2000m 10min 3000m 19min 4000m 30min Albatros D.II Engine: 160hp Mercedes D.III Wing: Span Upper 8,50 m Span Lower 8,00m Chord Upper 1,60m Chord Lower 1,60m Dihedral Upper None Dihedral Lower None Sweepback None Wing Strut Length 1,23m Stagger 0,13m Area 22,9m General: Length 7,40m Height 2,64m Track 1,80m Empty Weight 673kg Loaded Weight 888kg Max Speed: 175kmh Climb: 1000m 4min 2000m 10min 3000m 19min 4000m 30min Differences noted in red Source for the above is from German aviation expert PM Grosz' book "Albatros D.I/D.II (Windsock Datafile #100), 2003.

First, huzzah!!! As far as skins, I'd love to skin a few! I've been doing DVs lately, but a few DIII requests have crept in lately. Are you using the current DVa model and tweaking its performance to replicate that of the D.I/II/III, or are you going to have new models for them? If the former, I can start on skins right away. Re: lack of stats for the 150hp D.I.... I can't find info on that, either. I can't even find mention of a 150hp version. The info I have states that even the first 12 planes ordered had 160hp Mercedes D.III engines. Perhaps those at the Aerodrome Fora can help.

File Name: Jasta 15 Ltn Ernst Udet's Albatros D.III 1941/16 File Submitter: JFM File Submitted: 5 Jan 2007 File Category: SF WW1 Aircraft Skins Jasta 15 Leutnant Ernst Udet's Albatros D.III 1941/16, circa January 1917. This skin is a request and is based on a Bob Pearson computer illustration (which is based on a Dan-San Abbot watercolor illustration) and features standard D.III finish, save for the wood fuselage being a reddish-brown rather than the normal straw-yellow. Note: This skin is a D.III skin applied to a D.V model. I understand this is historically inaccurate but I see no harm in skinning a D.V in this manner. Eventually, I am certain other Albatros D models will be created. Please see READ ME for notes and installation instructions. Click here to download this file

File Name: Jasta 5 Vfw Josef Mai's Albatros D.V 5284/17 File Submitter: JFM File Submitted: 3 Jan 2007 File Updated: 3 Jan 2007 File Category: SF WW1 Aircraft Skins Jasta 5 Josef Mai's Albatros D.V 5284/17, circa late 1917-early 1918. This skin features 5-color irregular polygon wing camouflage, gray tires, Axial propeller, and Mai's personal star and crescent insignia. Please see READ ME for notes and installation instructions. (Updated only to correct truncated website title. Actual skin unchanged.) Click here to download this file

Look at that skin! Is it available?

Eindecker and N28!

File Name: J5 Oberleutnant Richard Flashar's Albatros D.V 2065/17 File Submitter: JFM File Submitted: 31 Dec 2006 File Category: SF WW1 Aircraft Skins This skin features Flashar's dramatic fire-breathing dragon along most of the fuselage and empennage, wooden wing roots, square fuselage footstep on port-side only, and port wing footstep. Flashar flew 2065/17 during summer 1917, and it later became Ltn. von Hippel's backup machine. Please see READ ME for installation information. Click here to download this file

File Name: JG1 Rittmeister Manfred von Richthofen's Albatros DV 2059/17 File Submitter: JFM File Submitted: 21 Dec 2006 File Updated: 21 Dec 2006 File Category: SF WW1 Aircraft Skins Jagdgeschwader Nr.1 Rittmeister Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen's Albatros D.V 2059/17, circa August 1917. This skin features "washed" national fuselage insignia, green/mauve camouflage on wings, varying shades of red from overlapped coats of paint (visible in photographs, historians theorize the nose and tail were initially painted red before the rest of the fuselage was "filled in" with a thinner, translucent coat), Garuda propeller, wooden wing roots, square fuselage footstep, and port wing footstep. Please see READ ME for notes and installation instructions. Click here to download this file

File Name: JG1 Rittmeister Manfred von Richthofen's Albatros D.V File Submitter: JFM File Submitted: 19 Dec 2006 File Updated: 21 Dec 2006 File Category: SF WW1 Aircraft Skins Jagdgeschwader Nr.1 Rittmeister Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen's Albatros D.V, serial number unknown, circa July 1917. This skin features "washed" national insignia on wings and vert stab/rudder, "subdued" national insignia on fuselage, dark red "ring" around fuselage from multiple paint coats, Garuda propeller, wooden wing roots, square fuselage footstep, and port wing footstep. Please see READ ME for notes and installation instructions. *UPDATE* As of 21 December, skin features improved wing/empennage ribs as seen in screenshot. Click here to download this file

Hello, Been flying the DVa lately but it does not cast a shadow--nor do the rest of the planes flying with me. I have shadows when flying the DVII, however. Am I overlooking something or is this a known issue to be addressed in a future patch? If the former, please advise how I can fix. Thanks for any help. JFM

Okay, fantastic. Thank you for the heads up.

File Name: Jasta 6 Ltn d R Ulrich Neckel's Fokker DVII (OAW) File Submitter: JFM File Submitted: 14 Dec 2006 File Category: SF WW1 Aircraft Skins Jasta 6 Ltn d R Ulrich Neckel's Fokker DVII (OAW), serial unknown, circa September 1918. This skin features hand-made four-color irregular polygon camouflage, leading/trailing edge rib tape, new national insignia, Heine propeller, wing footsteps, and Ulrich's extended black & white unit identity stripes. Please see READ ME for installation instructions. Click here to download this file