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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.
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 ...
Fokker E.III (M.14V) downed in France during WWI Captured E.III 210/16 in flight at Upavon, Wiltshire, in 1916.. The Fokker E.III was the main variant of the Eindecker (literally meaning "one wing") fighter aircraft of World War I.
It was Morane-Saulnier's first single-seat fighter biplane as the company normally specialized in monoplanes. The AF was first flown on 23 June 1917 and tested by the Aviation Militaire in late 1917 however it was passed over for production in favour of the SPAD XIII , Morane-Saulnier Type AI and Nieuport 28 .
The Complete Book of Fighters: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Every Fighter Built and Flown (Revised and Updated ed.). London: Salamander Books. ISBN 1-84065-269-1. Herris, Jack (2016). LVG Aircraft of WWI: Volume 3: C.VI–C.XI & Fighters: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 36.
Data from War Planes of the First World War:Volume Five General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 5.83 m (19 ft 2 in) Wingspan: 8.15 m (26 ft 9 in) Height: 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in) Wing area: 11 m 2 (120 sq ft) Empty weight: 288 kg (635 lb) Gross weight: 444 kg (979 lb) Powerplant: 1 × Le Rhône 9C 9-cylinder air-cooled rotary engine, 60 kW (80 hp) Performance Maximum speed: 144 km/h (89 mph, 78 kn ...