Real Life Albatros D III (OEF) Air-to-Airs

[Bomber_12th]

With Lucas' superb reproduction of this rare aircraft (released through 'Aircraft Factory'), I thought some here might be interested in this. In the following link, a selection of air-to-air images were posted of the rather recently completed Albatros D III (OEF) which is now flying in Austria.

http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/repli ... lying.html

This is the company that built it (with more to come): http://www.craftlab.at/index.php?id=3&L ... 2463a6241f

[Kobradelta1000]

Very cool info- didn´t know that its realy built in austria... again

Thanks!

[Lewis - A2A]

Awesome! I think i'd be scared going up that high in her though hehe, made of twigs and canvas

[Daube]

Less scary with a parachute in your back

That picture is trully impressive. Look at that depth, it almost gives me vertigo !
That must be really awesome to pilot such a plane in such a place.... and it must be even MORE awesome to do it in summer

Now I feel that need to take my old WWI planes out of the FSX hangar for some high altitude flyin'
Thanks for that picture.

[dacamp66]

Makes you respect the courage of the men who went up in these aircraft;
especially when you realise that most went up with no seatbelts and no parachutes.
(parachutes of the time were large, bulky, and especially, heavy enough that they had to be bolted onto the outside of the aircraft in a special "holder".
also popular belief of the time was that "parachutes are for cowards!".)

[stiz]

Makes you respect the courage of the men who went up in these aircraft;
especially when you realise that most went up with no seatbelts and no parachutes.
(parachutes of the time were large, bulky, and especially, heavy enough that they had to be bolted onto the outside of the aircraft in a special "holder".
also popular belief of the time was that "parachutes are for cowards!".)

i'm not sure about the germans, but the RFC didnt issue parachutes because they (high command) believed it would make the pilots more willing to jump out, rather than fight harder and keep the plane intact!