Albatros C.V

The Albatros C.V two-seater's success was limited by the troubles with its Mercedes D.IV engine. The Mercedes D.IV was an eight-cylinder inline with reduction gearing, but the design was prone to crankshaft failures and the engine turned out to be a limiter on every plane designed around it. The first incarnation of the C.V was the C.V/16 (for 1916) and featured C.III-like wings and control surfaces. The fixed pilot's machine gun that was added to some Albatros C.IIIs became standard.

In 1917 the Albatros team improved the C.V by adding side-exhaust, rounded lower wing tips, in-wing radiator, and balanced control surfaces, resulting in the C.V/17.

Over four hundred C.Vs were constructed, and the lessons learned in its evolution were put to good use in the Albatros C.VII and Albatros C.X.

1:144 Scale

 * Shapeways:
 * C.V/16: Reduced Aircraft Factory
 * C.V/17: Reduced Aircraft Factory

1:285/6mm/1:288 Scale

 * Shapeways:
 * C.V/16: Reduced Aircraft Factory
 * C.V/17: Reduced Aircraft Factory