Re: WW 1 Albatross flies in the US
Mon Jul 02, 2012 2:20 pm
Sehr Kuhl!!!!! 
Re: WW 1 Albatross flies in the US
Mon Jul 02, 2012 2:43 pm
E' meraviglioso !
Original engine ?Is it one of the two Australian replicas ?
Grazie,Francesco.
Original engine ?Is it one of the two Australian replicas ?
Grazie,Francesco.
Re: WW 1 Albatross flies in the US
Mon Jul 02, 2012 3:04 pm
THAT is something I would travel to Florida to see. 
Re: WW 1 Albatross flies in the US
Mon Jul 02, 2012 3:09 pm
Sweet! What a beauty and with the Mercedes ta boot!
Re: WW 1 Albatross flies in the US
Mon Jul 02, 2012 3:50 pm
Flagon wrote:E' meraviglioso !
Original engine ?Is it one of the two Australian replicas ?
Grazie,Francesco.
No it is one of the two NZ reproductions with original engines.
Re: WW 1 Albatross flies in the US
Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:25 pm
Va bene !
They were made in NZ rather than Australia.
Sorry,the sources I have are what they are.
Would you please tell me other details.
Ciao,Francesco.
They were made in NZ rather than Australia.
Sorry,the sources I have are what they are.
Would you please tell me other details.
Ciao,Francesco.
Re: WW 1 Albatross flies in the US
Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:48 pm
Grazie DaveM2.
BTW,Colt M2 ?
Just out of curiosity.
Ciao,Francesco.
BTW,Colt M2 ?
Just out of curiosity.
Ciao,Francesco.
Re: WW 1 Albatross flies in the US
Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:06 pm
There was a post on Kermit's blog a few months ago about his visit to NZ (then on to Australia) that gives more details. TVAL refurbished Kermit's engine, and built the reproduction.
Re: WW 1 Albatross flies in the US
Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:07 pm
Flagon wrote:Grazie DaveM2.
BTW,Colt M2 ?
Just out of curiosity.
Ciao,Francesco.
Francesco
Not sure what you mean by Colt M2....so the answer is probably 'No'
Dave
Re: WW 1 Albatross flies in the US
Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:08 pm
Fantastic! Thanks for posting Mossie!!
Re: WW 1 Albatross flies in the US
Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:53 pm
DaveM2 wrote:Flagon wrote:Grazie DaveM2.
BTW,Colt M2 ?
Just out of curiosity.
Ciao,Francesco.
Francesco
Not sure what you mean by Colt M2
I think he's referring to your DaveM2 handle, Suh? IIRC, DaveM #2 being your handle reason, and not a gun.
Re: WW 1 Albatross flies in the US
Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:02 am
Brilliant. I got to see Rhinebeck's when it was still flying and there is not a prettier plane from that era. Here's hoping he airs it out often for the visitors down there.
August
August
Re: WW 1 Albatross flies in the US
Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:13 am
It was fascinating to see this flown by Kermit alongside and 'against' the TVAL Sopwith Camel at last year's Classic Fighters airshow at Omaka, NZ. Both top of their game in the era as Scouts, yet utterly different in structure and power. Flown by two rather good pilots of the types, too. 
It's clear from Kermit's and other accounts that while the Albatros is one of the most 'shark-like' and aggressive looking fighters in history, it's actually a bit of a flawed dog...
And btw, the company and aircraft of this type are 'Albatros', one 's'.
Regards,
It's clear from Kermit's and other accounts that while the Albatros is one of the most 'shark-like' and aggressive looking fighters in history, it's actually a bit of a flawed dog...
And btw, the company and aircraft of this type are 'Albatros', one 's'.
Regards,