The Albatros D.III was a biplane fighter aircraft used by the Imperial German Army Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte) during World War I. A modified licence model was built by Oeffag for the Austro-Hungarian Air Service (Luftfahrtruppen). The D.III was flown by many top German aces, including Wilhelm Frankl, Erich Löwenhardt, Manfred von Richthofen, Karl Emil Schäfer, Ernst Udet, and Kurt Wolff, and Austro-Hungarian ones, like Godwin von Brumowski. It was the preeminent fighter during the period of German aerial dominance known as "Bloody April" 1917.
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Werner Voss (German: Werner Voß) (13 April 1897 – 23 September 1917) was a World War I German flying ace credited with 48 aerial victories.
Voss, a dyer's son from Krefeld, was a patriotic young man even while still in school. He began his military career in November 1914 as a 17-year-old Hussar. After turning to aviation, he proved to be a natural pilot. After flight school and six months in a bomber unit, he joined a newly formed fighter squadron, Jagdstaffel 2 on 21 November 1916. There he befriended Manfred von Richthofen.
By 6 April 1917, Voss had scored 24 victories and awarded Germany's highest award, the Pour le Mérite. The medal's mandatory month's leave removed Voss from the battlefield during Bloody April; in his absence, Richthofen scored 13 victories. Nevertheless, Richthofen regarded Voss as his only possible rival as top scoring ace of the war.
Soon after Voss returned from leave, he was at odds with his squadron commander. He was detailed from his squadron to evaluate new fighter aircraft and became enthusiastic about the Fokker Triplane. After transferring through three temporary squadron commands in two months, Voss was given command of Jagdstaffel 10 on 30 July 1917 at Richthofen's request. By now, his victory total was 34.
His last stand came on 23 September 1917, just hours after his 48th victory. After he fell in solo opposition to eight British aces, he was described by his preeminent foe, James McCudden, as "the bravest German airman".
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Control :
Trim
pitch roll
Specifications :
max speed : 162 mph at 1000 ft
stall speed : 77 mph
take off speed :60 mph
Armament :
2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) lMG 08/15 machine guns
/!\ :The swastika (as a character ? or ?) is a geometrical figure and an ancient religious icon in the cultures of Eurasia, used as a symbol of divinity and spirituality in Indian religions. In the Western world, it was a symbol of auspiciousness and good luck until the 1930s.
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Specifications
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General Characteristics
- Predecessor Game Key / Bi-Plane Challenge! (CLOSED)
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 29.7ft (9.0m)
- Length 24.6ft (7.5m)
- Height 9.9ft (3.0m)
- Empty Weight 1,983lbs (899kg)
- Loaded Weight 1,983lbs (899kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.176
- Wing Loading 14.3lbs/ft2 (69.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 138.9ft2 (12.9m2)
- Drag Points 1168
Parts
- Number of Parts 885
- Control Surfaces 2
- Performance Cost 2,828
What?? 🧐
@BoganBoganTheMan oh ok...
Just AWESOME!
I love the engine, for a while i’ve Wanted someone to make a albatross with the cool engine movement, it’s one of the reasons I like ww1 aircraft so much@BoganBoganTheMan
@BoganBoganTheMan naw M8 just use Fuselage (I spelled that wrong) blocks and edit them into the shape of the proper body after that DO NOT add any details just paint it but small details like the German cross would be ok as it's small and doesnt use a lot of parts after such things just do the wings and tail (dont put detailed stuff in them) and done with the body and wings! And you know what to do about the engine..... (Little-no extreme details) take a look at my MC-80B very little parts and it looks and flies pretty good (small details such as semi-spheres littered on top and bottom to give that mon cal look!)
@JediWolf @The3Box6With0AXOnIt unfortunately I would be hard to make
@BoganBoganTheMan np maybe someday a mobile friendly version to mess around with?
@JediWolf thank you
1 word... Noice
@ThomasRoderick this was 1917, the swastika didn't had any negative meaning back then. I don't know why it is censored on drawing tho.
LOW PART VER. PLZ (max 200ish) Danke Kamerad
@ChiChiWerx thank you very much !
@PlanesOfOld thank you
This is a great build, you’ve adjusted your build style to account for performance, maneuverability and speed. Though not exactly perfect in emulating the D.III in performance, this is close. Plus, it looks great, with great attention to detail. I like it a lot.
looks good but the performance is very unrealistic
@jamesPLANESii ok
This is gorgeous
You give it big wings and big control surfaces lol @BoganBoganTheMan
This looks incredible! The German insignias look very nice too, especially the swastika symbol, how did you do the little vines surrounding it so perfectly?! All the intricate detail on this just blows my mind.
@Mumpsy thank you
thank @CoolPeach !
@jamesPLANESii thank you very much for your feedback, I will try to not make the same mistake in the future.
Also how do you make a plane slow and agile in the same time ?
Wow! Pretty good looking! Probably the smoothest plane you’ve built so far! But there are a couple of issues
I suggest when your building that you contact some friends to ask about what they think of the performance, so you can perfect it and make it as realistic as possible.
The flight characteristics on this plane are much better now, really like the simulation of the pistons on the engine too, although some of them don’t seem to work. Nice work though!
That is impressive!