Albatros DV.a hightec kit, span 100 in%
The Albatros DV is without doubt the most interesting and attractive single seater fighter built by the Germans in the first world war. We have been working for a very long time on our 29% scale (1:3.5) model, to produce a really out of the ordinary kit. From the beginning of our Albatros project, we wished to break away from the conventional type of construction, to make something totally new in every aspect, with a perfect solution to the many design problems encountered, quick to build, with superb flying characteristics.
For us, it was of utmost importance to have a really robust model, capable of withstanding any amount of transport, although light in weight. As we visit so many flying meetings, we need to be able easily stow the Albatros in our station wagon. An important factor was, and is, to keep the assembly of the model on the flying field as simple as possible...
More about our Albatros DV in this PDF
Specifications:
Scale: 1 to 3.5 (28,6%)
Wingspan: 2.55 m (100 in)
Fuselage lenght: 2.12 m (83,5 in)
Takeoff weight: 13.3 kg (29,3 lbs)
Wing area: 1.77 m2 (2744 in2)
Engine: Titan ZG 80
Kit content:
Picture gallery Albatros DVa kit contents
- GRP fuselage with moulded in formers and stringers
- Imitation engine hand layup GRP and casting resin
- 08/15 Machine Guns GRP and casting resin, CNC milled parts
- GRP engine cowling
- Exact scale wheels, hand layup GRP
- Axle fairing, hand layup GRP with moulded in ribs
- Tailplane GRP vacuum formed sandwich construction
- Undercarriage legs and wing centre section struts from silver soldered airfoil section stainless steel tubing
- CNC milled ribs and other parts, some even 3D milled
- Engine cooling cowling pieces made from GRP
- Cockpit coaming is real leather
- Three different shaped windscreens with preformed aluminium base frame
- GRP scale spinner
- Leading edges and integrated wing tips formed with GRP
- Ailerons ready made from thin wall stainless tubing
- Intricate Teeves water cooler kit
- Tailskid shaped in solid ash with silver soldered bearing
- All Nylon hinges and control horns
- Rigging tags, rigging wire and turnbuckles
- Fuel tank
- Jig to adjust the CS incidence
- Building manual with 300 pictures, parts list and identification plans
- CAD constructed plans for wings, elevators and rudder
To complete the model, the covering material, adhesives, the engine and radio gear is required.
