cocobear

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My Albatros DVa about 7 hours in. Another club maember and myself are building one.

Dave

abufletcher

Is this the FunAero kit?

bhole74

Dave, it's hard to tell from the pic, how are the formers lined up while building the fuse? It really doesn't look like the typical box core construction.

cocobear

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This from my own plans based on data files Albatros special. It is essentially my 1/3rd scale reduced in size with slightly changed structure. Bhole, you are correct as it is a actual monocoque(sp) construction. The formers are slid onto a square piece of Al tube on temporary cross pieces and once about 2/3rds of the sheeting is on, the tube is removed. there is a 1/8th ply box built into the nose which ties the firewall, struts and landing gear together. Very very light and strong.

DJ

abufletcher

Ah, the penny just dropped! I'm definitely looking forward to developments! Using the broom in the background as scale, it looks like this something around 1/5 scale?

bhole74

That is what I suspected, very nice!

cocobear

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1/4 scale. 88" wingspan. Power will be a Fuji 43. A bit much but I will be able to swing a large prop. I project the weight to be 18-19 pounds.

bhole74

Are you going to send a set of plans to Billy Thompson so he can get to work? LOL! I hope so!

JohnF

Hey DJ, good to see you back at it. I am sure she will be another beautiful machine!

VBR John

FlyerInOKC

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Let me know if you publish the plans it looks like one I would like to build.

jtisch

bhole74,
Here is a pic of the DIII version with the alignment tube(white,in this case) in place.It works great and makes for a light and strong fuselage.

abufletcher

That looks like the perfect way to build a DV or Pfalz -- or any of the "rigid body" WWI aircraft. There's a simplicity and elegance to this method that's very appealing.

While I love the lines of the Albatros (and the Pfalz even more so) I can't help feeling that the it is the least WWI of all the WWI aircraft. It's the WWI equivalent of the WWII "heavy metal" warbird. Maybe that partially explains its popularity with modelers. Well that and those GREAT color schemes! Maybe it's just the old "stick 'n tissue" builder in me, but I just love those fabric-covered fuses.

TFF

I would not call it the least. In fact it is the plane that kept the Germans ahead most of the war, and its production was only halted because Fokker convinced the government that his DVII was what was needed and the government ordered Albatros to make DVIIs. Fokker was a good salesman as much as an aircraft builder and made his planes available to the top pilots for testing so they could influence the selection at bid time. I think they would have kept up with the times if they would have been allowed to keep building their aircraft, and it was pretty much a match for the DVII as is and was flown to the end of the war. The Red Baron made good use of it with about 60 of his kills in the plane.

BobH

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I think the issue with the DV was wing failures. This led to the DVa which was supposed to correct the problem. I don't believe that it totally elimenated the problem. That also helped Fokker to sell his plane.

JohnF

I believe Von Richthofen got most of his kills in an Alb.D.lll not a D.V.

TFF

The Albatros had its wing failures, but the Dr1,DVII, and DVIII did too and were removed from service for times because of manufacturing defects in the wings. I like both the Fokkers and the Albatros' they were both great. I think one reason Von Richthofen did not fly the Va much was that he was recovering form this wounds during its main usage. He is also one who had the bottom wing of his DIII come off.

On another note, I saw Dave's DV at last years Mint Julip and it was awesome.

BobH

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TFF I also really like the DVa. I have a Proctor kit that's waiting in the wings to be built.

abufletcher

Sure, that's what you keep saying! I remember being blown away that Donnie Coe was building both the MR Bleriot and the Proctor Albi AT THE SAME TIME!

As for the DVa, something in me likes the DIII better. But I don't like the idea of having to sheet a WWI model -- which is what I'll have to do if I do the Albatros CI so I get I better get used to the idea. []

MasterAlex

DJ

Looks good! Any chance that you'll make the plans available?

JohnF

I believe you can get DJ's Alb. plans from Model Airplane News. I know the 1/4 scale plans are available but don't know about the 1/3 scale.

cocobear

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More pix. Rudder control, partial tail sheeting and some laminations.

OldScaleGuy

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Hey DJ, looks great. Will be interested in watching the progress.
Steve and Shannon

Frank Truter

Hi,

Does anyone know where I can get some free plans for a Albatross D.Va? I am looking for any size in pdf, dxf or dwg format or whatever other format is available.

Regards
Frank

cocobear

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Lots of new progress. Engine is mounted, wings are framed. Tail surfaces are built. Pictures to follow tomorrow!

Dave

jtisch

Wow! I think you are going to have the DVa done before my DIII, and I had a seven month head start! Please be sure to show us your aileron servo set-up when you get to that.Thanks!