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    RE: Albatros D.III Build... - 4/29/2008 2:15:28 PM   
    Dai Phan



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    ORIGINAL: thunder21

    Here's a shot of the radiator I made. It's made out of styrene sheet, balsa and aluminum tape.



    Hello,

    I really like your engine exhaust. Did you carve out of balsa? DP

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    RE: Albatros D.III Build... - 4/30/2008 4:02:35 AM   
    thunder21



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    Status: offline     		Thanks. I did carve it out of balsa. Here's a picture.

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    RE: Albatros D.III Build... - 5/1/2008 6:12:57 AM   
    thunder21



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    Status: offline     		I received the leather for the cockpit coaming today. I glued it to 1/4" neoprene coaming and folded an edge on the outside. Then I stitched the edge together. I glued it on the model with canopy glue and a little CA to hold the edges down. I'm pleased with the result-)


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    RE: Albatros D.III Build... - 5/4/2008 3:48:39 AM   
    thunder21



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    Status: offline     		I took the DIII to the field today to do a range check, check the power system and do some taxi runs. But the winds were 90 degrees to the runway and too gusty for my taste. But I did get the power sytem checked out. It spins the 16x10 prop at 6500 RPM for 1167 Watts. A bit much for a 10 lb biplane so I'll probably go for an 8 pitch prop.

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    RE: Albatros D.III Build... - 5/11/2008 6:48:40 AM   
    thunder21



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    Status: offline     		I had the maiden flight of my Albators today. The model flys terrific. I switched to a 16x8 prop which lowered the amp draw to about 35 with a max RPM of 6400. Total watts are about 750. The model took off and needed a few clicks of aileron trim. No elevator trim was required. The model flew well at half throttle. Full throttle didn't add a whole lot of speed but helped for loops. Here is the maiden flight video:

    http://www.glue.umd.edu/~markt/Albatros_DIII-Maiden.mov

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    RE: Albatros D.III Build... - 5/26/2008 4:36:00 AM   
    thunder21



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    Status: offline     		Here are a couple more videos. Is anyone else flying their Albatros still? I'm totally loving this model. It is a blast to fly.

    http://www.glue.umd.edu/~markt/Albatros_DIII-1.MOV

    http://www.glue.umd.edu/~markt/Albatros_DIII-2.wmv

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    RE: Albatros D.III Buil... - 5/28/2008 6:20:10 PM   
    joesigg


     

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    Status: offline     		Where did you get the leather for the cockpit coaming?

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    RE: Albatros D.III Buil... - 5/28/2008 7:00:04 PM   
    Hot Rod Todd



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    Status: offline     		On mine I just used fuel tubing, then painted it to look like leather. I also carved the exhaust megaphone out of balsa.

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    RE: Albatros D.III Buil... - 5/28/2008 7:51:40 PM   
    Hot Rod Todd



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    Status: offline     		Here's a nice photo of actual coaming if you are interested.

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    RE: Albatros D.III Buil... - 5/29/2008 4:07:28 AM   
    thunder21



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    Where did you get the leather for the cockpit coaming?


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    RE: Albatros D.III Buil... - 7/21/2008 6:30:32 AM   
    thunder21



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    Status: offline     		Here is a video taken onboard my Albatros today.

    http://www.glue.umd.edu/~markt/Albatros_Onboard.wmv

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    RE: Albatros D.III Buil... - 7/21/2008 1:57:30 PM   
    caribefoto


     

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    Status: online     		Hot Rod Tod, The picture you posted recently is, I believe, cropped from a photo of Uffz Paul Beaumer seated in his colorful "Edelweiss" Albatross D V. Do you have a copy of the full frame photograph? ................John

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    RE: Albatros D.III Buil... - 7/21/2008 2:05:33 PM   
    Hot Rod Todd



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    Status: offline     		Sorry, It was a photo I found on the web someplace. I don't have a full copy.

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    RE: Albatros D.III Buil... - 7/21/2008 2:24:07 PM   
    Dai Phan



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    ORIGINAL: caribefoto

    Hot Rod Tod, The picture you posted recently is, I believe, cropped from a photo of Uffz Paul Beaumer seated in his colorful "Edelweiss" Albatross D V. Do you have a copy of the full frame photograph? ................John


    I think that is HR in his early career days. My Albatross is in the color scheme you mentioned. DP

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