The Albatros W.4 was developed In response to a German Admiralty request for a high performance seaplane to protect its bases along the Flanders Coast. The first W.4 was ordered in June 1916 and delivered in September. It resembled the D.I landplane, then in production at Johannistahl, but had larger wings with Increased gap. Fin …
The Albatros D.II and D.III were produced in Austria by the Oesterreichische Flugzeugfabrik. G. (Oeffag) of Wiener-Neustadt and saw much service with the Königlich und Kaiserlich Luftfahrtruppen (Royal and Imperial Air Service) of the Austro-Hungarian Army. These aircraft were built in three series, seriated 53,153 and 253. (Each Austrian aircraft manufacturer was assigned a Key …
In developing a successor to the Albatros D.III. Thelen and his staff decided to design a new fuselage and retain the wing plan of the D.III. The Albatros D.V, therefore, featured a fuselage that was completely oval in cross-section, in contrast to the flat-sided fuselage of the D.I-D.III series. The lower wing root was not …
The Albatros D.II was developed to correct some of the design flaws of the D.I. The upper wing of the D.I was mounted in such a way as to restrict the pilot’s vision forward and upward. Sighting forward through the legs of the one-piece cabane structure was difficult. Additionally, the fuselage-mounted radiators, besides being a …
The Albatros D.I was the brainchild of Robert Thelen and his assistant dipl. Ing. Schubert. Thelen had joined Albatros in April 1912, as chief designer, and in the summer of 1914 was promoted to technical director. Schubert then became head of the design department. Thelen decided to concentrate on speed, power and armament, at the …
The Albatros D.III was a biplane fighter aircraft designed by German aircraft designer Robert Thelen. It was used by German and Austro-Hungarian WWI AF. The Albatros D.III was an attempt to Improve the maneuverability of the D.ll. In this, Thelen and his design team were influenced by the French Nleuport fighters and their rather unusual …