Pfalz D.III - WW1 German fighter 1917
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- Опубліковано 8 лис 2024
- This World War One (1917) Pfalz D.III fighter was one of several replica aircraft built in 1966 for the motion picture 'The Blue Max'. The aircraft is seen here during its display at the Classic Fighters 2005 airshow held at Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim, New Zealand.
The aircraft is seen here in the spurious 7-lozenge colour scheme as it was seen i the motion picture (during the war the lozenge colour scheme used by the Germans had only five different colours).
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Really beautiful aircraft.
"The Blue Max" connection just makes it better.
great to see a flying example that was also built for the Blue Max........inspirational
What a great Golden Era aircraft. It would make an incredible giant scale r/c model.
I had an acting class with George Peppard at UCLA. He said he made notes in the script the first time he read it so he wouldn't forget key points. He got his private pilot's license for "The Blue Max". He said the Pfalz flew like a log.
It does have a reputation of being a heavy aircraft. Made that way , because so many fighters were breaking up in the air due to high " G" loads .
My favorite First World War fighter. That movie is why.
Wasn't that same aircraft used in Roger Corman's "Von Richtofen and Brown?" I thought they got most of their planes from "The Blue Max."
I remember when George Peppard was on a talk show back in the 70s referring to this plane. I still remember that he said the Pfalz flew like a log.
It had that reputation. The Pfalz was tough, excellent in a dive, but handled like a truck.
I visited the WW1 aircraft museum in Guntersville Alabama in 1993(?) after I read article in aviation magazine. I saw the movie "Blue Max" in original theater release; I didn't know this same aircraft was in museum. This was a privately owned museum and sponsored several WW1 replica aircraft flying events a year. The owner of museum was killed in a flying accident (in a modern aircraft) a short time after my visit and I think the museum sold off most of collection. The museum was located in beautiful area close to scenic lake.
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Thank you for a beautiful video.
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A beautiful aircraft , if a plane looks right it flies right !
And yet in the movie Peppard complains that he's flying "some old Pfaltz "
"The oil pressure's still too low!"
She wasn't made yesterday, ohhhh is that what it is!?
Such an elegant looking plane.
Awesome Video. I love WWI planes and when ever you bring one out like this I love it. Thanks, I will post this on Facebook for other people to see.
Fortunately this Pfalz preserves the engine's shape like it was in Blue Max.It's a shame that they change the original Gipsy engines of Fokker Dvii constructed for the movie.Even if it wasn't accurate i loved the propeller mounted at the top of the plane!Ps:sorry for my bad english,i'm italian
Did I hear that right, George Peppard can fly, and did fly the aircraft?
yes he did say that , it was a surprise to me too !
They probably thought when they were making the movie sort of the way the Goldfinger 007 Rolex Submariner was on the ribbon strap that it was impossible to see what the actual colors would have been and it just looked washed out an nearly monochrome.
I remember watching the Blue Max and noticed that Tiger Moths were disguised as either German or British fighters. The props department just concealed one of the two cockpits and gave them either an olive drab color sceme ( for the British S.E.-5s) or the same color scheme as the Pfalz D-3 and Fokkers for the Germans.
I heard the D VII's built for that film were dangerously underpowered
Quite possibly a little underpowered, but definitely over heavy. The one Blue Max Fokker D.VII here in NZ went through a restoration project a number of years ago, and the TVAL engineers removed a LOT of weight that simply wasn't necessary....
@@HistAvFilmUnit Wow! thanks for the info!
It’s a replica. Why difficult to maintain?
I saw that movie, The Blue Max.
Because sometimes it's harder to get spares and an old wooden fabric covered aircraft requires skills to maintain that are not necessarily taught to young aircraft mechanics and engineers anymore.
Because it's a copy. Built to original specs. That means wood and linen and an old engine. Not original, so it's a replica
Is this aircraft still in Airworthy condition? Ive seen it on display in the Omaka Aviation Heritage Museum
When it went into the OAHC in late 2006 it was still in fully airworthy condition, but it hasn't flown since. I'd be surprised to see it out flying again, but you never know, maybe one day.
According to George Peppard, according to the comments, it looks much better than it really is! I do not know the evaluation of WW1 German pilots that actually flew a real Pfalz D.iii. It could be that this replica does not handle like a real one!
she purr's.
She didn't want to settle down!
Beautiful bird
It sure is
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I´m 58 years-old. During my childhood, I saw three or four times on black and white TV format "The Blue Max" which was translated to Spanish "El crepúsculo de las águilas" or "The twilight of the eagles" Great movie made in DeLuxe Color and filmed in CinemaScope! Starred George Peppard (R.I.P.) Ursula Andress, James Mason (R.I.P.) Jeremy Kemp (R.I.P.) and Karl Michael Vogler (R.I.P.) Another airplane used in that film was a Caudron Luciole C.270 (R.A.F.) along with three Fokker D.VIIs and two Fokker Dr.I triplanes.
A curious fact: my father was born in El Manteco, Venezuela on April 23, 1914, the year in which WWI began. My mother was born in Guasipati, Venezuela on February 28, 1918, the year in which WWI ended and my sister Carmen was born in Caracas, Venezuela on August 10, 1945, 24 hours after the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. We are six children and I am the youngest (November 30, 1962)
Greetings from Venezuela.
What engine does the Pfalz use? Is it the original engine or another engine?
This aircraft was built with a 145hp 4-cyclinder Gypsy Major engine.
Sounds a bit underpowered, but it was a replica so, why not.
😃 Espectacular muy bien 😃👍👍
Why is this particular Phalz no longer flown in Classicfighters Airshows? it would be great to see both of the Phalz DIIIs together in the air
Is this the one built by Achim Engels?
No. Built in 1966 for the movie 'The Blue Max'.
"Shtacel...let's see some real flying" :)
Jawohl......splat
I remember Heideman asking Stachel what planes he’d flown.
Stachel tells him he’d flown “out of date” Pfaltz.
Of course Stachel asks what plane he’d be flying in the Staffel.
The CO says basically he’d be flying an “out of date” Pfaltz!
Mic drop moment for Otto Heideman.
You know, it's ugly, but I'm strangely in love with it. Though I strongly prefer the older Pfalz D.XII.
The D-XII was actually newer than the D-III
soooo the actor george peppard actually fly that son of a bitch in the movie?? interesting...
randylucky He did fly it as well as some of the others. There are scenes in the movie where he loops and rolls. You can see the "G" forces on him and there are shadows that were impossible to fake in 1966.
I always hoped there was an uncut version where Ursula Andress' ass came out for a sniff of fresh air at some point. No such luck. I had to wait for "Perfect Friday" for that.
Get the pronunciation of 'Pfalz' correct.
Tomato Tomayto
Spoken as in " false"
Tail fin and rudderr do not look right
That's because it's a Pfalz not an Albatros.
It is correct !