early Albatros in Austrian service

1 February 2001, 05:20 PM

We all know about Albatros DIIIs in Austrian
service. Can anyone enlighten me on Albatros DI
or DII in Austrian service? Were DI or DII ever
built in Austria or store-bought from Germany?

leo · 2 February 2001, 08:00 AM

There were a few D-II's in service, but I do not believe there were any D-I's.

Scotty · 2 February 2001, 09:34 AM

There were no Albatros D.I built.

There was a total of 16 Albatros D.II Series 53 built by Oef (Oesterreichische Flugzuegfabrik A.G.) by May 1917

Regards,
Scotty

Scotty · 3 February 2001, 02:06 PM

Albatros D.II(Oef) Series 53 Specifications

Engine 185 Daimler
Wing Span Upper 8.5m
Span Lower 8.0m
Chord Upper 1.7m
Chord Lower 1.7m
Dihedral Upper 0 deg
Dihedral Lower 1 deg
Sweepback Upper 0 deg
Sweepback Lower 0 deg
Gap 1.35m
Stagger 0.12
Total Wing Area 24 sq m

General Length 7.35m
Height 2.71m
Track 1.80m
Loaded Weight 898kg

Maximum Speed 170km/hr
Climb 1000m 4 min 30 sec
2000m 7 min
3000m 12 min 30 sec

Source: "Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War one"

There are photos of 4 of the 16 built in this book. They are shown with Flik 21/D (53.01), 37/D (53.06), 26/D (53.14)and 7/D (53.16)...

Regards
Scotty