Dihedral in Alb DIII upper wing?

7 August 2003, 05:03 AM

Was looking thru some DIII photos and saw something I'd never noticed before. Almost each and every shot where the leading edge of the upper wing could be seen, it appearred to have a slight bit of dihedral. Straight edge on the photo confirmed. Everything else that 's supposed to be straight is, so I don't think its a camera lens problem. Anyone else notice this?

Dan_San_Abbott · 7 August 2003, 08:09 AM

Visaliaaviation:
The Albatros D.III factory 3 view drawing prepared for Idflieg shows no dihedral in the upper wing.
Blue skies,
Dan-San

8 August 2003, 04:50 AM

Now Dan, that's the safe answer and the one I thought was correct until recently! In checking my refs, t seems to show up in several photos found in Squadron Albatros In Action. Am I seeing things?

11 August 2003, 02:36 AM

Dan is correct
there is no dihedral in the DIII, DIV or DV and DVa.There is an angle of attack change however. The visual cue may come from the washout on the ailerons, it does give the wing a swept up appearance.

Chris