{"product_id":"albatros-d-iii-johannisthal-oaw-and-oeffag-variants-9781782003717","title":"Albatros D.III: Johannisthal, OAW, and Oeffag variants","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1916 German aerial domination, once held sway by rotary-engined Fokker and Pfalz E-type wing-warping monoplanes, had been lost to the more nimble French Nieuports and British DH 2s which not only out-flew the German fighters but were present in greater numbers. Born-from-experience calls from German fighter pilots requested that, rather than compete with the maneuverability of these adversaries, new single-engine machines should be equipped with higher horsepower engines and armed with two rather than the then-standard single machine gun. The Robert Thelen-led Albatros design bureau set to work on what became the Albatros D.I and D.II and by April 1916, they had developed a sleek yet rugged machine that featured the usual Albatros semi-monocoque wooden construction and employed a 160hp Mercedes D.III engine with power enough to equip the aeroplane with two forward-firing machine guns. In all, 500 D.IIIs and 840 D.III(OAW)s were produced and saw heavy service throughout 1917.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\/ Design and Development\/ Technical Specifications and Variants\/ Operational History\/ Conclusion\/ Bibliography and Further Reading","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52091178058071,"sku":"9781782003717","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/albatros-d-iii-johannisthal-oaw-and-oeffag-variants-9781782003717","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}