1.6K views · 57 reactions | Putting the 1/20th scale Microaces Albatros D.V kit through its paces at the sports fields in the same park as the cricket pitch we normally fly at. It's just, they were playing cricket on it this time, UNBELIEVABLE!!!! Grab a kit: https://microaces.myshopify.com/collections/albatross-d-v-d-va | Microaces | Facebook

3.5K views · 105 reactions | How to build the Microaces Albatros D.V in 15 minutes... | Microaces | Facebook

38K views · 2K reactions | Featuring a distinctive plywood-skinned, oval-section streamlined fuselage, the Albatros D.V entered service in May 1917. However, starting in October 1917, it was largely replaced in production by the reinforced Albatros D.Va, which featured an improved upper wing and a revised aileron control system. One notable D.V, serial number D2859, was flown by the legendary "Red Baron," Manfred von Richthofen. #aviation #WW1 | Jets 'n' Props | Facebook

87K views · 2.5K reactions | Did you know an albatross can soar for several hundred kilometres without flapping its wings? This legendary bird has inspired the #AlbatrossOne – our remote-controlled aircraft demonstrator that is the first aircraft to trial in-flight, freely flapping wing-tips, which could help reduce drag and fuel burn. fly.airbus.com/IntroducingAlbatrossOne | Airbus | Facebook

The Vintage Aviator Limited replica Albatros DV.a D.2263, the mount of Bavarian ace Otto Kissinberth - one of the first combat aviators to wear glasses when he flew. Kissinberth survived the war but lost his life soon after in a mountaineering accident. #ww1 #ww1history #aviationlovers #warbirds #airshow | Daniel J Wheatcroft