Albatros D.III EP 40" ARF

The prototype D.III first flew in August 1916 and was quickly recognized for its outstanding maneuverability and rate of climb.  Like most fighters,

the D.III was prone to spinning.  However, its recovery was straightforward, and German aces including Manfred von Richthofen, Ernst Udet,

Erich Löwenhardt, Kurt Wolff, and Karl Emil Schäfer credited the D.III as being both pleasant and easy to fly.

         

The RC Albatros is based on the full scale D.III and we tried to add as many details as we could, such as the dummy water cooling engine system

(assembled with 91 parts), wing wires, wing mounted scale radiator and a lot more. It is designed to be a RC scale-sport model, not a display model. We

have to leverage scale appearance and RC performance, which is not an easy job. We also add some functionality which was not included on the full-

scale Albatros, like the shock-absorbing landing gear and tail skid, to help on any not-so-perfect landings. There are lots of carbon fiber materials

used for the light weight construction.

     

Specifications:

Wingspan: Upper  –  40 inches         Lower  –  39 inches

Wing Area: Upper  –  265 sq. inches        Lower  –  152 sq. inches

Length: 30 inches

Flying weight: 30~33 oz.
Brushless motor (Not included): 166 Watts, 1,200 RPM/V

                                (Recommend Maxford USA C2812-1200 to fit the special designed over size spinner)

Brushless electronic speed control w/BEC (Not included): 18 A

 (Recommended electronic speed control:  Maxford USA Uranus 18 A or equivalent)

Propeller (Not included): SF 9×6
Battery (Not included): 11.1V,  1,300~2,100 mAh, 15C Li-Pobattery
Radio system (Not included): 4 channels with 4 mini servos

 

SPECIAL FEATURES 

  *Scale dummy-engine, wing-mounted radiator and machine guns.

  *Shock-absorbing, spring-loaded landing gear and tail skid.

  *True-to-scale, large-sized spinner.

  *Completely pre-covered & pretrimmed, with all control surfaces prehinged and all mounting openings predrilled/precut.

  *Each aileron is separately operated by its own, in-wing servo.

  *The battery hatch is strongly secured by a rare-earth magnet.

 

ARF kit comes with 

·  Fuselage with magnetic battery hatch, pushrods with Z-bend connectors.

·  Left & right wing with preattached interplane struts, preinstalled guy wires, and wing joiner rods.

·  Vertical and horizontal stabilizers with prehinged rudder and elevator.

·  Preformed and spring-loaded landing gear, wheels, wheel collars and spring loaded tail skid.

·  All required control horns and self-threading and machine-type screws.

·  Over-sized scale spinner.

·  11 pages illustrated detail instruction manual.

*The ARF does NOT come with windshield.

Instruction Manual click here

Instruction Manual Addendum click here

Spinner Assembly Details click here

 

Product Review:

Full product review by Model Aviation click here

Full product review by Fly RC click here

Full prodcut review by Michael Heer at RC Groups click here

Full product review by Park Pilot click here

 

ASTRONAUT CHOOSES MAXFORD USA ARF

Please see on the AMA Website - click here, at approx. 2 minutes and 22 seconds into the video: Robert Hoot Gibson, who commanded

and piloted the space shuttle five times and is a member of the Astronaut Hall of Fame is also an AMA member, is shown flying an

Albatros D.III from Maxford USA.

 

Flying Video

Pilot: Curt Sidles  Video: Marti Sidles