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| Albatros
D.III |
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Jasta
11
Roucourt Aerodrome
April 1917
Image: © R. N. Pearson |
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| Agile and heavily armed, the Albatros
D.III looked similar to earlier models.
Using V-struts, the size of the lower
wing was reduced to improve downward
visibility. But the struts allowed
the wing to twist in flight. Manfred
von Richthofen, one of the first pilots
to receive the new plane, experienced
this problem first hand when the lower
wing of his D.III cracked in flight. |
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| SPECIFICATIONS |
| Country: |
Germany |
| Manufacturer: |
Albatros Werke GmbH |
| Type: |
Fighter |
| First
Service: |
January 1917 |
| Number
Built: |
1,350 |
| Engine(s): |
Mercedes D.IIIa, liquid cooled,
6 cylinder inline, 175 hp |
| Wing Span: |
29 ft 8¼ in [9.05 m] |
| Length: |
24 ft ½ in [7.33 m] |
| Height: |
9 ft 9 ¼ in [2.98 m] |
| Empty
Weight: |
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| Gross
Weight: |
1,949 lbs [886 kg] |
| Max Speed: |
109 mph [175 km/h] at 3,281
ft [1,000 m] |
| Ceiling: |
18,044 ft [5,500 m] |
| Endurance: |
2 hours |
| Crew: |
1 |
| Armament: |
2 Spandau light machine guns |
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