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The Fokker Eindecker fighters were a series of German World War I monoplane single-seat fighter aircraft designed by Dutch engineer Anthony Fokker. [2] Developed in April 1915, the first Eindecker ("Monoplane") was the first purpose-built German fighter aircraft and the first aircraft to be fitted with a synchronization gear, enabling the pilot to fire a machine gun through the arc of the ...
The Bristol M.1 Monoplane Scout was a British monoplane fighter of the First World War. It holds the distinction of being the only British monoplane fighter to reach production during the conflict. During mid-1916, work commenced at Bristol on a new fighter aircraft as a private venture, headed by aeronautical engineer Frank Barnwell.
The new monoplane was also delivered to Jasta 1, Jasta 19, Jasta 24 and Jasta 36. Leutnant Emil Rolff scored the first kill in an E.V on August 17, 1918, but two days later he was killed when his aircraft's wing collapsed in flight. After another E.V of Jasta 19 crashed, Idflieg grounded all E.V aircraft. Pending the investigation of these wing ...
1912 Cihak H 1 seater monoplane; 1912 Cihak J 2 seater monoplane; 1912 Cihak Rapid A 1 seater monoplane; 1912 Cihak Rapid C 1 seater monoplane; 1912 Cirulis; 1912 Clement-Bayard Biplane; 1912 Clement-Bayard Monoplane; 1912 Coventry 10 biplane; 1912 CPC Monoplane 2 seater; 1912 Crocco and Ricaldoni M1 airship; 1912 Crocco and Ricaldoni M2 airship
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple wings. A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing configuration and is the simplest to build. However, during the early years of flight, these advantages were ...
3 March 1912: 1912 Avro 504 [12] Trainer / Fighter: 18 September 1913: 1913 Blériot XI [13] Trainer / Reconnaissance: 23 January 1909: 1912 Blériot XII [14] Sport: 21 May 1909: Operated by the Balloon School, not the RFC Blériot XXI [15] Reconnaissance: February 1911: 1911 Blériot Parasol Monoplane [16] Observation / Trainer / Light bomber ...
It was fitted with both a rearward firing machine gun, mounted on a flexible ring mounting, and a forward firing synchronized machine gun and was very probably the first aircraft to be so armed. The only prototype was destroyed on its way to the front for testing in 1915; as such, very little is known about the E.I, or its synchronization gear.
Data from War Planes of the First World War: Volume Three Fighters General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 18 ft 9 in (5.72 m) Wingspan: 28 ft 10 in (8.79 m) Height: 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) Wing area: 160 sq ft (15 m 2) Empty weight: 889 lb (403 kg) Gross weight: 1,420 lb (644 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Le Rhône 9J nine-cylinder rotary engine, 110 hp (82 kW) Performance Maximum speed: 113.5 mph (182.7 ...