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Thursday, October 21, 2010

C. III model Albatros airplane kits

Albatros C.IIIAlbatros c. III

This prototype model airplane set was c. III Albatros, observer of the most successful German WWI

History

C. III was a popular airplane with rugged construction and handling of «Observer viceless. c. III» Albatros was really a nightmare for enemy air force.

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Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen Albrecht (2 may, 1892 – April 1918) was a German fighter pilot called. "Red Baron", He trained as a pilot in October 1915. in March 1916, he joined the flying c. III Albatros two-seater 2 Kampfgeschwader ("No. 2 bomber Geschwader").

Specifications

General properties

Crew: two

Length: 8.0 m (26 ft 3)

Wingspan: 11.69 m (38 ft 4)

Height: 3.10 m (10 ft 2)

Wing area: 36.91 m² (397 ft 2)

Empty weight: 851 kg (1,876 lb)

Max takeoff weight: 2,771 kg (2,983 lb)

Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz. III, 112 kW (150 hp) or engine vmcnant liquid inside row of Mercedes d. III, 119 kW (160 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 140 km/h (75.5 knots, 87 mph)

Service ceiling: 2,746 m (11,000 ft)

Endurance: 4 hours

Armament

Than 1 × 7.92 mm Parabellum MG14 machine gun for observer cockpit

Some aircraft with more than 1 × 7.92 mm LMG 08/15 forward-firing machine gun

Bombs up to 91 kg (200 lbs)

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