Message text Must have been a confusion due to that in the original Blue Max boxed set the N28 and the DVa have the same maneuver chart, wich is pretty absurd considering the first is a rotary engine airplane and the second is a inline engine one.
The Albatros DV was practically identical to the DIII in performance. The DVa movement-sheet presented in Canvas Eagles (maneuver schedules that are far more accurate than those in BM, even the revised versions)represents later war aircraft with a more powerful engine, and a speed between 180-190 km/h, and a reinforced wing structure. An airplane faster than the old DIII, but heavier and not as nimble, probably has a higher wingload than the DIII and that's why it cannot perform tight turns (the #9 maneuver)
The Nieuport 28 was one of those aircraft that suffered from an undeserved bad reputation due to a construction flaw in the upper wing fabric that was modified later, and the apparent unreliability of the Gnome Monosoupape engine. But in no way it was trash, it was one of the fastest accelerating planes of the day. Pilots that flown them thought the plane could have served them well until armistice, unfortuantely the US Air Service got fed up with them and replaced it with the SPAD XIII. It was not at outstanding plane, but good enough. Of course, from a roleplaying perspective, it's the worst of the worst, and no player would pick it up unless he hasn't another choice.
Well, back to the movement sheets. Differences are the following, the N28 has the #15 maneuver, wich reflects the superior handiness of a rotary engined plane.
On the other hand, the N28 lacks the #22 maneuver wich the DVa has.
In restricted maneuvers:
N28 has #[31] DVa has #30
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