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I was just at RAF Hendon a couple of weeks back. I love how in the WW1 hall there is a 1 ton bomb. I just can't comprehend a ww1 plane carrying a one ton bomb.
Some years ago I built am Anemometer for an Albatros replica. I tested it with a convertible and after adjusting it, it went to the Albatros. I will never forget the day, when I saw this wonderful machine with its Austro-Daimler Engine and my Anemometer flying over the Alps. Thanks a lot for this great video!
I love second generation fighters (1913-1920c). The basic ideas for good aircraft were largely figured out and we see an arms race of wonderful, iconic planes as a result. The first generation of airframes were erratic, the 3rd generation (interwar) were experimental. But that second generation, that wartime development, now that was a beautiful time.
Absolutely beautiful aircraft, and thank you for showing us around it. To get so close, virtually, is a real pleasure, and I raise a glass to all my brothers in arms of the years gone by. Excellent series my friend, and take care, and stay safe. Quo, Quo Guitars, UK
Great-Grandfather was a mechanic for the Albatros, he also told us that he and others put Bölke into a metal-coffin and brazing it to become tight in order to send his body home
I used to play (long long ago) "The Red Barron" video game, and the Albatross was an absolutely dominant machine during its period. And it was beautiful to boot.
Something lost. I've been crazy about airplanes since early child hood. It is why I enlisted in the Air Force in 1968 and became an aircraft mechanic . I wanted to work and fly on these old planes . And here is why. As a child I lived southwest of Selfridge AB. and northwest of Willow Run. And the Air Force would fly airplanes back and forth. The route layed right over our house. My younger brother and me would hear those engines comming, and the planes flew low enough to have their canopies open. we would yell and jump all around and try to get their attention, and as they flew by, there it was . That wing wobble. And we knew those pilots saw us. . Funny until just this ninute, I never realized, they saw who they were willing to fight for, and we saw who was protecting us. Important life lesson.
In Rise Of Flight, (WWI flight sim) the Albatross DVa is my favorite plane to fly! I earned a Lewis gun mounted to the top wing so my Albatross shoots 3 machine guns! I take random shots (3 round bursts) at all distances to possibly hit and slow my pursuit and it usually works. I stay on the tail and sooner or later I get the kill shot! YES!! I can disengage and run anytime so far in my Albatross!! Richthofen scored most of his kills in an Albatross.
Thank you for preserving the history of aircraft from all over the world! Excellent presentation and such interesting content, especially love the full coverage of the cockpit......Well Done Man!!!
I think this is your best aircraft history and walkthrough video. I smell some inspiration by the Chieftain, but also TV-level production value (without all of the annoying music and repetitions). Great job!
Its the profile. The nose of the prop, the inline engine, the front fuselage are all reminiscent of the Bf 109. Willy Messerschmidt surely knew about the Albatross before the Bf 109 left the drawing board.
Nice Job Bismark! Very informative and interesting. I got a chance to sit in the cockpit of a Fokker DR I triplane replica. Very eye-opening as to how rudimentary and fragile planes of that era were. Thanks for sharing.
I remember reading about a french fighter pilot of the time who stated (i quote by heart) "german planes stand to ours as a limousine stands to a lorry". Actually, this beautiful aircraft epitomizes that statement.
One of my favorite WWI war birds,and my go to when playing Rise of Flight. Also have an RC plane version that looks awesome in the air and a great flyer!
I am just building a 1:16 scale Model Airways DVa. These are uncovered museum replica models of wood and metal castings. Learning about this aircraft as I build the scale model of it......WWI aircraft fan.....those boys were true aviators, no question.
I saw this being flown (anything but gently too) a few years ago when it was on long-term loan to the Shuttleworth Trust. On the way in we were told "Caution the Bristol Fighter practising his display", Not every day you hear that on you radio! Still well worth a visit when you get a chance.
That's why analog instruments are so good, it is usually enough to glance at them to read them whereas digital/numbers only must be read. The round old style analog watches are so easy to read and will probably be in use as long as humans carries watches at all. Liked your video a lot, nice work.
I've always wanted to see how the wing mounted radiator worked with that piping. I believe it had a shutter on it to warm the engine up quickly and then open it when it had reached to operating temperature.
Again in the right experienced hands these birds were top dog of the skies for a time & flew terror into allied pilots hearts.Up there with being one of the best WWI fighters early on in the war
Probably my most favorite aircraft in early aircraft technological history. Not just as a WW1 or a military plane. As a plane, it is my favorite. Just so beautiful and slick.
Wonderful job! This was truly a great video. I am working with a museum that is planning on procuring one in the distant future! I found this inspiring.
Loved this. Brought up on Biggles stories and WWI fighter pilots. It's great that your accent gives the German words a better sound that an English person could. 👍
In my humble opinion the Albatros was the most beautiful aircraft of WW1. The Pfalz was a close second. Imho thanks for posting and greetings from the Mojave desert! Ausgezeichnet!
Thank you for the very interesting venture with MHV and Drachinfel (the wife and I watched it .. but for very different reasons - Hmmmm!?!) P.S. No I am not going to mention the purple trousers .. Argh! .. I just did .. (only teasing, of course; you are a star).
Bismarck, The Austrians found and solved the problem with the lower wing of the D.III in February 1917. The Luftfahrtruppen loved the Oeffag D.III and continued to fly it for the rest of the war, refusing other airplanes. They also modified the nose -- removed the spinner and reworked the nose -- and thereby added 15kph to the D.III's top speed. After decades of study, I have not found any documented evidence that these Oeffag changes were communicated back to Albatros-Flugzeugwerke. If there were any, likely they were lost in the chaos that enveloped Austria after WW1 or the aerial bombing of Germany in WW2.
@@spawniscariot9756 The Problem: In a dive, the sesquiplane (lower wing) twisted around its single spar and sheared off. The Solution: I don't know how Oeffag solved the problem, but I know they did. I shall ask my friends if any of them know how and get back to you. (Likely they do not. I have researched this for decades and I don't know.)
Beautiful aircraft.👍 There is an original WW1 captured Albatross in the Australian war memorial museum in Canberra if you want to see one up close, love that aircraft.
Amazing video. Really interesting to see how the gauges are all over the place lol. Do more WW1 aircraft, there's just not enough information on these beautiful pieces floating around.
I liked the vid. An in-depth look at a particular fighter from a period that stands in the shadow of WW2. It also gave me an idea: How about a video taking a look at the development of aircraft engines prior to and during WW1? Engines were for the time one of the most limiting factors in aviation, as the internal combustion engine was still a rather new idea and engineers were still getting to grips with this new technology.
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Please make a video on the legendary clashes between spitfires and zeros over Darwin in 1943 !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Military Aviation History why did the Austrian-Hungarian’s not use Albatross V?
What German WW1 plane would you say was the most advanced or the best?
If you ever get the chance, you should come to Ohio and visit the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
Is this an actual, restored model, or a replica? The finish and condition is tremendously good.
I was just at RAF Hendon a couple of weeks back. I love how in the WW1 hall there is a 1 ton bomb. I just can't comprehend a ww1 plane carrying a one ton bomb.
Zeppelins, maybe?
Son Of Sobieski would’ve been the big Handley Page bombers.
I'd have assumed it was carried by a bomber or bigger aircraft type than by a fighter
It’s going to be a zeppelin sttaken bomber
1 ton is even big for a bomber at the time, although im not an expert this is my gut feeling
Very good episode, please make more about WW1 aircraft. The internet is full of WW2 plane documentaries, it needs more WW1 aircraft!
This, please.
I agree
I was about to say the same and saw your comment. Absolutely agreed. Superbly researched and well made episode.
+1. It would be great to see some Shuttleworth/Old Warden planes get some attention in the 'Bismarck documentary' -style.
I agree. I would also like to see more interwar plane documentaries.
Some years ago I built am Anemometer for an Albatros replica. I tested it with a convertible and after adjusting it, it went to the Albatros. I will never forget the day, when I saw this wonderful machine with its Austro-Daimler Engine and my Anemometer flying over the Alps. Thanks a lot for this great video!
Wow!That would of been a great sight to see to see!
The D5a Albatross was the best coolest plane and by far the best Biplane ever!! ❤🎉😊
FWIW: I have always thought the Albatross was BEAUTIFUL because of its aerodynamic fuselage.
I always imagine what a cross between the DV fuselage and Junkers CL1 wings would have performed like.
I love the propellor hub
I love second generation fighters (1913-1920c). The basic ideas for good aircraft were largely figured out and we see an arms race of wonderful, iconic planes as a result. The first generation of airframes were erratic, the 3rd generation (interwar) were experimental. But that second generation, that wartime development, now that was a beautiful time.
Bloody gorgeous prop!!! Whoever made that is a true craftsman it sets off the whole aircraft!
The whole plane is a rebuild and absolutely pristine
Yes. It really ties the room together
Yes, just needs a rug as well 😀
Bloody April! For such a notorious killer warbird the Albatros is one of the most beautiful planes I have ever seen. Beauty kills!
Absolutely beautiful aircraft, and thank you for showing us around it. To get so close, virtually, is a real pleasure, and I raise a glass to all my brothers in arms of the years gone by. Excellent series my friend, and take care, and stay safe. Quo, Quo Guitars, UK
When I was little, I thought the DR.I was the coolest German plane. Until I learned about the Albatross.
And you should go to Wairarapa in New Zealand and HEAR it...sounded like a stud farm for locomotive diesels. On its own!
It was the BF-109 of the First World War.
Imagine one built with modern materials, instruments, a modern air cooled engine, etc, for use as a sportster.
Fun!
And fast with the right engine, 200 km/h, about 100 knots.
@Dale Carey I'd put a small straight-8 in it, super and turbocharged. Make it capable of 10G and 270mph. Yes, open cockpit.
@Dale Carey JATO
@Dale Carey Exactly! Steampunk as hell, but waaaay faster *";- )*
@@threecedarshomestead1330 Carbon fiber airframe, modern avionics and a modern powerplant
Great-Grandfather was a mechanic for the Albatros, he also told us that he and others put Bölke into a metal-coffin and brazing it to become tight in order to send his body home
Certainly one of the most important fighters ever conceived. And one of the prettiest planes made. And yes, Bismarck, it looks very comfortable.
Sure was.Downed huge mount of allied fighters
I remember building a model of this plane 60 years ago ! It was a beautiful plane 🤗
So did I at a similar time it was from a MAP plan and i used a 1•5cc engine, it flew free flight. It flew beautifully.
I used to play (long long ago) "The Red Barron" video game, and the Albatross was an absolutely dominant machine during its period. And it was beautiful to boot.
Great detail. Very enjoyable learning about the variations of the aircraft.
Something lost. I've been crazy about airplanes since early child hood. It is why I enlisted in the Air Force in 1968 and became an aircraft mechanic . I wanted to work and fly on these old planes . And here is why. As a child I lived southwest of Selfridge AB. and northwest of Willow Run. And the Air Force would fly airplanes back and forth. The route layed right over our house. My younger brother and me would hear those engines comming, and the planes flew low enough to have their canopies open. we would yell and jump all around and try to get their attention, and as they flew by, there it was . That wing wobble. And we knew those pilots saw us. . Funny until just this ninute, I never realized, they saw who they were willing to fight for, and we saw who was protecting us. Important life lesson.
The most beautiful aircraft of the 1st World War.
@@darrengilbert7438 what about the camel?
Great Video Bismarck. The Albatross is one of my guilty pleasures in Sims....I love the way it handles, and it's such a stable gun platform....
Spot on analysis. Thank you for the informed commentary!
In Rise Of Flight, (WWI flight sim) the Albatross DVa is my favorite plane to fly! I earned a Lewis gun mounted to the top wing so my Albatross shoots 3 machine guns! I take random shots (3 round bursts) at all distances to possibly hit and slow my pursuit and it usually works. I stay on the tail and sooner or later I get the kill shot! YES!! I can disengage and run anytime so far in my Albatross!! Richthofen scored most of his kills in an Albatross.
Most beautiful of all the WWI planes, IMO. The Australian War Memorial Museum has a particularly good example, totally original from what I recall.
The canvas calls, Ross.
This is your best video yet, I really enjoyed it, especially the cockpit tour and start up procedure.
Thanks Greg, glad to hear it
I've been looking for a channel just like this forever. Thank you! Cheers from Patagonia!
Thank you for preserving the history of aircraft from all over the world! Excellent presentation and such interesting content, especially love the full coverage of the cockpit......Well Done Man!!!
Really well done! Nice lines on this A/C, my favorite by looks - but living (in retrospect) in the shadow of the Fokker D VII
Another fantastic video. Thank you Bismarck.
I think this is your best aircraft history and walkthrough video. I smell some inspiration by the Chieftain, but also TV-level production value (without all of the annoying music and repetitions). Great job!
I always felt like the spirit of the Albatros was later reclaimed in the Bf-109
Except the comfortable part on bis’ part
Good point. That said, Albatros was taken over by Focke-Wulf in 1931.
Its the profile. The nose of the prop, the inline engine, the front fuselage are all reminiscent of the Bf 109. Willy Messerschmidt surely knew about the Albatross before the Bf 109 left the drawing board.
Once again, well done! Thank you for your videos!!
Excellent presentation ! Thank you !
Super presentation. I had most of the AirFix models back in the early 60s including the Albatros and the IanAllen books to compliment the models.
Nice Job Bismark! Very informative and interesting. I got a chance to sit in the cockpit of a Fokker DR I triplane replica. Very eye-opening as to how rudimentary and fragile planes of that era were. Thanks for sharing.
One of the most beautiful planes ever built!
Yes very beautiful lines,
I had a model of this plane when I was a kid. She is one heck of a beautiful aircraft.
I remember reading about a french fighter pilot of the time who stated (i quote by heart) "german planes stand to ours as a limousine stands to a lorry". Actually, this beautiful aircraft epitomizes that statement.
Excellent Job Bismark... you're getting better at this!
I have been waiting for this video for some time. Simply fantastic work Bismarck, stellar work as always.
Thank you
One of my favorite WWI war birds,and my go to when playing Rise of Flight. Also have an RC plane version that looks awesome in the air and a great flyer!
I am just building a 1:16 scale Model Airways DVa. These are uncovered museum replica models of wood and metal castings. Learning about this aircraft as I build the scale model of it......WWI aircraft fan.....those boys were true aviators, no question.
I saw this being flown (anything but gently too) a few years ago when it was on long-term loan to the Shuttleworth Trust. On the way in we were told "Caution the Bristol Fighter practising his display", Not every day you hear that on you radio! Still well worth a visit when you get a chance.
Favorite and best looking aeroplane of the war.
Yes, it’s very beautiful to look at. ❤
You and MHV produce history content with more quality than anything on youtube or tv!
Ever heard about Mark felton productions?
Another great video! I can't believe how the instruments are spread all over the cockpit and even the wings!
absolutely the most beautiful fighter of the great war... I want to build one someday.
Nice to hear someone, who pronounced the german names the right way.
great video thank you Bismark. Please keep it up.
Thank you very much for your videos they are very high quality.
That's why analog instruments are so good, it is usually enough to glance at them to read them whereas digital/numbers only must be read. The round old style analog watches are so easy to read and will probably be in use as long as humans carries watches at all. Liked your video a lot, nice work.
I've always wanted to see how the wing mounted radiator worked with that piping. I believe it had a shutter on it to warm the engine up quickly and then open it when it had reached to operating temperature.
One of my most favorite aircraft and she is beautiful for sure
Again in the right experienced hands these birds were top dog of the skies for a time & flew terror into allied pilots hearts.Up there with being one of the best WWI fighters early on in the war
Kermit Weeks has a flying Replica of a D vll w/ Benz motor. Beautiful plane.
Thank you for a really informative look at one of my favourite WW1 aircraft. Much appreciated.
You have no idea how useful your videos are for modelers
"If Got mit uns the engine will turn". lol.
If "Gott ist mit uns"... like on the buckle clasp of the uniform belt.
That was a beautiful plane. I remember gluing together 1/72 scale models of it as a kid.
That whole plane is a work of art. But that prop though... What an outstanding piece of wood.
Great video! well presented and very informative. Thanks!!
Great Video , thanks a Bunch . It was very nice of the RAF Museum to allow you this very close Look .
Probably my most favorite aircraft in early aircraft technological history. Not just as a WW1 or a military plane. As a plane, it is my favorite. Just so beautiful and slick.
Beautiful example of the type and a very good breakdown of the history.
An outstanding narration and video. Thanks.
beautiful aeroplane! Thank you for this very informative and in-depth video! I
I secretly believe that Bismarck is a diehard Scooter fan!
Always excited to see a new upload, even if I'm late getting to it because it's not in my feed. Thanks again.
That's cool, 2 weeks ago I got to sit in the cockpit of a MIG-23 Flogger that my friend bought.
Cool.,I’m getting a mig 27 j dropped off next week ,just insuring it’s a pain don’t U find
Great Video! Have fun with the umzug!
You look very nice in this video, Bis!
Why thank you
Doesn’t he always tho?
Wonderful job! This was truly a great video. I am working with a museum that is planning on procuring one in the distant future! I found this inspiring.
Loved this. Brought up on Biggles stories and WWI fighter pilots. It's great that your accent gives the German words a better sound that an English person could. 👍
Great video, Always loved the D.5a, beautiful.
Great video and really engrossingly presented. Thanks Bizzy!!
In my humble opinion the Albatros was the most beautiful aircraft of WW1. The Pfalz was a close second. Imho thanks for posting and greetings from the Mojave desert! Ausgezeichnet!
Thank you for the very interesting venture with MHV and Drachinfel (the wife and I watched it .. but for very different reasons - Hmmmm!?!) P.S. No I am not going to mention the purple trousers .. Argh! .. I just did .. (only teasing, of course; you are a star).
Just for you ;)
@@MilitaryAviationHistory
guess what his undies looks like !
@@oddballsok No .. please .. enough is enough. ;o)
Bismarck, The Austrians found and solved the problem with the lower wing of the D.III in February 1917. The Luftfahrtruppen loved the Oeffag D.III and continued to fly it for the rest of the war, refusing other airplanes. They also modified the nose -- removed the spinner and reworked the nose -- and thereby added 15kph to the D.III's top speed.
After decades of study, I have not found any documented evidence that these Oeffag changes were communicated back to Albatros-Flugzeugwerke. If there were any, likely they were lost in the chaos that enveloped Austria after WW1 or the aerial bombing of Germany in WW2.
What was the problem found to be and how was it solved?
@@spawniscariot9756 The Problem: In a dive, the sesquiplane (lower wing) twisted around its single spar and sheared off.
The Solution: I don't know how Oeffag solved the problem, but I know they did. I shall ask my friends if any of them know how and get back to you. (Likely they do not. I have researched this for decades and I don't know.)
@@hlynnkeith9334 Thanks for your efforts, it's much appreciated
Really good vid Bis, thanks for all your work producing these.....
Great idea for a series, hope it continues. Looking forward to the Bf109
"... in every sense of the word, beautiful."
Yes, very beautiful!! ❤.
Loving the camerawork, Bis.
*_Sick!_* Probably my all time favorite A/C
Excellent video, cheers!
Beautiful aircraft.👍
There is an original WW1 captured Albatross in the Australian war memorial museum in Canberra if you want to see one up close, love that aircraft.
A D V I believe .
@@vincentlefebvre9255 the one in the war memorial was used as a pattern for the replicas which were built in New Zealand
@@paulstefanovich5217 Thanks
OMG thank you for this! I absolutely love WW1 air combat, where it all started.
Very informative video..excellent.
Thanks Bismarck. 👍 Another interesting and informative video. Both the RAF museums (Hendon & Cosford) are well worth a visit.
Excellent video, excellent content. What a magnificent aircraft. I really have to go there next time I'm in the UK.
Aside from anything else, the lovely Albatross is easily the best looking plane of WWI. Like a flying shark!
Great video of a great plane!
The Albatross is a beauty
Amazing video. Really interesting to see how the gauges are all over the place lol. Do more WW1 aircraft, there's just not enough information on these beautiful pieces floating around.
Dat thumbnail....awesome portrait.
I liked the vid. An in-depth look at a particular fighter from a period that stands in the shadow of WW2.
It also gave me an idea: How about a video taking a look at the development of aircraft engines prior to and during WW1?
Engines were for the time one of the most limiting factors in aviation, as the internal combustion engine was still a rather new idea and engineers were still getting to grips with this new technology.
The most beautiful airplane ever built 😍
Great Vid Dude.
Nice video about those famous albatros planes. Espacially the in seat sequence. .... (An ancient ROF game player).
Such a beautiful bird.
Beautifully made!
The production quality of your videos has gotten tremendous over the years.
Thank you