Albatros
CIII 57"
Short
Kit & Plans: $190 Buy
It
Plans:
$35 Buy
It
Skill Level: Advanced
More than 320 laser cut parts
SPECIFICATIONS
Scale:
1/8
Prop:
15x7 APC
Channels:
R/E/A/T
Wheels:
balsa
and plywood with Neoprene foam
Airfoil Type: Scale
Wing
Area:
887 sq in
Cowl:
N/A
Designer: M.K. Bengtson
Prototype: Frank Jaerschky
Weight:
~
AUW 62 oz
jSpinner:
N/A
Power
System: AXI
2820 Brushless
Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
FEATURES
- Removable wing construction
- Scale dihedral with ailerons
- Box front fuselage, built up rear
- Laser cut parts for dummy engine and machine guns included
- Dummy pilot included
- Laser cut plywood landing gear in scale outline
- Laser cut IP struts
- Laser cut tail parts included
- Balsa and plywood wheel kit with Neoprene foam rubber tire material included
- Carbon fiber tube spars
- Laminated balsa fuselage sides
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
The Albatros CIII was an all purpose reconnaisance aircraft. It was introducd in December 1915 and remained in production until the end of the war. It served on the Western and Eastern fronts as well as Palestine. After 1917, it was eclipsed by more powerful C-types such as the Rumpler C.IV and DFW C.V. The aircraft was noted for it's excellent flying qualities and as such it found favor as a trainer after it's combat carreer was over. All told, about 65% of them were ordered as trainers, with unfilled orders through 1918.