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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!
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
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.
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
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 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.
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!
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!!!
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 👍
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.
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.
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).
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Great job on an under served topic---ww1 aviation. I was surprised at the complexity already in such an early aircraft. You can easily see how the war leapfrogged aviation technology from 1914. Did the plywood contribute greatly to combat survivabilty? Thanks. Wirklich ausgezeichnet!
@@MilitaryAviationHistory Thank you and servus! I read some accounts of the RFC in the early yrs of air combat in 1915 when they had pusher prop aircraft. It seems the German planes had better rudder authority, because they could yaw their crates and rake the British from parallel near head on attacks which the British could not do. BTW. do you have flying experience. If not and your interested, I know a place in the US that has good results with a 30d private pilot course. It's a very good flight environment, not too crowded and not far from a great air museum. I don't work for them or get commission, but I was their commercial student and eventually became an airline pilot until injured.
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
I understand some fluid dynamics but I am not very familiar with aerodynamics and I have a question if I may entertain you: @6:18, why is it better to have the radiator at the top (lower pressure) instead of the bottom (higher pressure)? Would it not be able to be more efficient with a nozzle to use the higher pressure on the bottom for more coolant mass flow and increase radiator efficiency?
Your vids are getting better and better Bismarck 👍👍👍! Well don as always! May I suggest doimg a future video on the Austro-Hungarian Aviation Troops during WW1? They are kind of forgotten. Or maybe WW1 Zeppelins?
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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!
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
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 😀
The D5a Albatross was the best coolest plane and by far the best Biplane ever!! ❤🎉😊
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
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.
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
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
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 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.
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....
Bloody April! For such a notorious killer warbird the Albatros is one of the most beautiful planes I have ever seen. Beauty kills!
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've been looking for a channel just like this forever. Thank you! Cheers from Patagonia!
Great detail. Very enjoyable learning about the variations of the aircraft.
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.
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
Spot on analysis. Thank you for the informed commentary!
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.
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.
Once again, well done! Thank you for your videos!!
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!
Another fantastic video. Thank you Bismarck.
I have been waiting for this video for some time. Simply fantastic work Bismarck, stellar work as always.
Thank you
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!!!
One of the most beautiful planes ever built!
Yes very beautiful lines,
Excellent presentation ! Thank you !
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.
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.
Excellent Job Bismark... you're getting better at this!
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.
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!
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.
I had a model of this plane when I was a kid. She is one heck of a beautiful aircraft.
Another great video! I can't believe how the instruments are spread all over the cockpit and even the wings!
You and MHV produce history content with more quality than anything on youtube or tv!
Ever heard about Mark felton productions?
Thank you very much for your videos they are very high quality.
great video thank you Bismark. Please keep it up.
Thank you for a really informative look at one of my favourite WW1 aircraft. Much appreciated.
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.
Always excited to see a new upload, even if I'm late getting to it because it's not in my feed. Thanks again.
absolutely the most beautiful fighter of the great war... I want to build one someday.
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.
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.
Beautiful example of the type and a very good breakdown of the history.
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.
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. 👍
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.
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.
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)
Great video! well presented and very informative. Thanks!!
You have no idea how useful your videos are for modelers
That was a beautiful plane. I remember gluing together 1/72 scale models of it as a kid.
One of my most favorite aircraft and she is beautiful for sure
beautiful aeroplane! Thank you for this very informative and in-depth video! I
Kermit Weeks has a flying Replica of a D vll w/ Benz motor. Beautiful plane.
That whole plane is a work of art. But that prop though... What an outstanding piece of wood.
An outstanding narration and video. Thanks.
Great Video , thanks a Bunch . It was very nice of the RAF Museum to allow you this very close Look .
Really good vid Bis, thanks for all your work producing these.....
Loving the camerawork, Bis.
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.
Great video and really engrossingly presented. Thanks Bizzy!!
Great video, Always loved the D.5a, beautiful.
Favorite and best looking aeroplane of the war.
Yes, it’s very beautiful to look at. ❤
Thanks Bismarck. 👍 Another interesting and informative video. Both the RAF museums (Hendon & Cosford) are well worth a visit.
Great idea for a series, hope it continues. Looking forward to the Bf109
The most beautiful aircraft of the 1st World War.
@@darrengilbert7438 what about the camel?
You look very nice in this video, Bis!
Why thank you
Doesn’t he always tho?
"... in every sense of the word, beautiful."
Yes, very beautiful!! ❤.
Great Video! Have fun with the umzug!
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!
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 secretly believe that Bismarck is a diehard Scooter fan!
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
The production quality of your videos has gotten tremendous over the years.
Thank you
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.
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.
Nice to hear someone, who pronounced the german names the right way.
*_Sick!_* Probably my all time favorite A/C
Excellent video, cheers!
Excellent video, excellent content. What a magnificent aircraft. I really have to go there next time I'm in the UK.
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
Great job on an under served topic---ww1 aviation. I was surprised at the complexity already in such an early aircraft. You can easily see how the war leapfrogged aviation technology from 1914. Did the plywood contribute greatly to combat survivabilty? Thanks.
Wirklich ausgezeichnet!
As far as I understand, it did make the Albatros a lot for 'survivable' than some other WW1 planes
@@MilitaryAviationHistory
Thank you and servus!
I read some accounts of the RFC in the early yrs of air combat in 1915 when they had pusher prop aircraft. It seems the German planes had better rudder authority, because they could yaw their crates and rake the British from parallel near head on attacks which the British could not do. BTW. do you have flying experience. If not and your interested, I know a place in the US that has good results with a 30d private pilot course. It's a very good flight environment, not too crowded and not far from a great air museum. I don't work for them or get commission, but I was their commercial student and eventually became an airline pilot until injured.
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
"If Got mit uns the engine will turn". lol.
If "Gott ist mit uns"... like on the buckle clasp of the uniform belt.
Very informative video..excellent.
Great Vid Dude.
Such a beautiful bird.
Dat thumbnail....awesome portrait.
The Albatross is a beauty
This is great. Thanks!
Beautifully made!
Great video of a great plane!
Nice video about those famous albatros planes. Espacially the in seat sequence. .... (An ancient ROF game player).
I understand some fluid dynamics but I am not very familiar with aerodynamics and I have a question if I may entertain you:
@6:18, why is it better to have the radiator at the top (lower pressure) instead of the bottom (higher pressure)? Would it not be able to be more efficient with a nozzle to use the higher pressure on the bottom for more coolant mass flow and increase radiator efficiency?
Your vids are getting better and better Bismarck 👍👍👍! Well don as always! May I suggest doimg a future video on the Austro-Hungarian Aviation Troops during WW1? They are kind of forgotten. Or maybe WW1 Zeppelins?
Thank you, glad you think so. Should be doable but will take some time, I've got a full summer programme atm
@@MilitaryAviationHistory Take your time m8! Thanks for the reply 🙂😁