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Pfalz D.IIIa

5,236 SMH  8.0 years ago

My First German fighter in a while! ---WARNING--- Takeoffs and landings are difficult. The Pfalz D.III was a fighter aircraft used by the Luftstreitkräfte (Imperial German Air Service) during the First World War. The D.III was the first major original design from Pfalz Flugzeugwerke. Though generally considered inferior to contemporary Albatros and Fokker fighters, the D.III was widely used by the Jagdstaffeln from late 1917 to mid-1918. It continued to serve as a training aircraft until the end of the war. Cockpit by Nsstancik

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 34.2ft (10.4m)
  • Length 25.2ft (7.7m)
  • Height 9.4ft (2.9m)
  • Empty Weight 5,027lbs (2,280kg)
  • Loaded Weight 5,528lbs (2,507kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.18
  • Wing Loading 11.7lbs/ft2 (57.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 470.9ft2 (43.7m2)
  • Drag Points 5955

Parts

  • Number of Parts 181
  • Control Surfaces 27
  • Performance Cost 662
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    53.2k Tang0five

    That would be awesome! @SMHrubix I’m following your work (as you could probably tell!) so I look forward to them!

    6.9 years ago
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    5,236 SMH

    @Tang0five thanks, I'm actually thinking of recreating all of my planes with the new update that added the new tools and stuff.

    6.9 years ago
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    53.2k Tang0five

    I don’t know why I’m only seeing this now.....awesome collection of First World War aircraft!

    6.9 years ago
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    @SMHrubix Ok thanks i will try it normally i start with the fuselage.

    7.9 years ago
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    5,236 SMH

    @PanzerkampfwagenMausLP I have a sort of system where I start with the cockpit (I always use @Nsstancik 's WW1 cockpit by putting it as a sub assembly) then start with the fuselage and the tail,then nose, then wings, then add final touches like weight (if needed) and doubling up the horizontal stabilizers to lay off some lift on the nose. i mostly just make replicas, so i am usually looking at pictures of them.

    7.9 years ago
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    @SMHrubix Really?I was not thinking that this is so rare.
    I wanted to ask for you to look over my last biplane because your biplanes are more than beautiful and i want to do it better than now and again i hope you understand it.

    7.9 years ago
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    5,236 SMH

    @PanzerkampfwagenMausLP Awesome! I've never met someone German!

    7.9 years ago
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    Well work,new follower incoming.I like Bigplanes or how we say in germany "Doppeldecker".I was searching for weeks Bigplanes but al what i found was a crowd of Jets.I know my english is catastrophic but i hope you understand it. :)

    7.9 years ago
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    5,236 SMH

    @Fishbowl1121 I think i'll make either a fokker triplane or a sopwith...

    8.0 years ago
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    101k Wallaby

    @SMHrubix ANYTIME!

    8.0 years ago
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    5,236 SMH

    @ForeverPie THANKS!

    8.0 years ago
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    5,236 SMH

    @EternalDarkness ok i'll try it, thanks

    8.0 years ago
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    Try taking more close-up screen shots. They would give a much better preview of the build, and attract people to take a closer look.

    8.0 years ago
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    19.2k Waemoth

    @SMHrubix No problem, this should be featured!

    8.0 years ago
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    5,236 SMH

    @MrSilverWolf @poopatron71 @Waemoth @ChiChiWerx Thanks so much.

    8.0 years ago
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    5,236 SMH

    @Fishbowl1121 along with a Spad IIV and XIII, Nieuport N.28, And a few Albatros'

    8.0 years ago
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    5,236 SMH

    @Fishbowl1121 I made an S.E.5a, its one of my best planes.

    8.0 years ago
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    5,236 SMH

    @Fishbowl1121 Thanks! What should i build next?

    8.0 years ago