Albatross 1275mm warbird

[DJG]

has anyone had problems balancing their ww1 albatross to make it fly right?

[wvrailfan]

If you are referring to the Dynam Albatross, I had to add several ounces to the nose of mine to get it to balance. It is a handful if you try to fly it tail heavy.

[DJG]

Thanks, Had to put 8oz. in to make it slightly nose down. Will see what happens.

[fhhuber]

It really needs the weight of a 4S 3000 mah which requires carving a little foam to fit. My 4S 3000 shoved all the way forward has it balanced correctly. A smaller battery (the ones that fit without carving foam) just won't balance it.
When adding weight, you might as well make it useful. Put in a bigger battery.

Not recommended for beginner pilots. The adverse yaw can have beginners get in trouble fast.

Note: The color scheme is one of those used by Richthofen. (The Red Baron) who actually flew more Albatross aircraft than Fokkers. He only flew Fokker Dr-1 (3 different ones with 3 different paint schemes) the last appx 3 to 4 months before he was shot down.

Yes, the pilot figure is comically out of scale.