This is a paintable 1:144 scale model of an Albatros C.V/16. An improved model, the Albatros C.V/17, is also available. Since many painters choose their own mounting system, no peg is included on the plane. Pegs can be purchased separately in the Accessories section of this catalog.

The Albatros C.V two-seater’s success was limited by limited production of its eight-cylinder geared Mercedes D.IV engine. While it was long rumored to be a trouble-prone engine, it appears these problems were confined to the twin-engined A.E.G. G.III and the engine performed well in two-seaters, albeit with limited numbers.

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.

While only 128 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

For more data and gaming info on this plane, see https://linen.miraheze.org/wiki/Albatros_C.V.