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The Fokker E.V was a German parasol-monoplane fighter aircraft designed by Reinhold Platz and built by Fokker-Flugzeugwerke.The E.V was the last Fokker design to become operational with the Luftstreitkräfte, entering service in the last months of World War I.
Fokker D.VI. The new aircraft, designated D.VI, passed its Typenprüfung (official type test) on 15 March 1918. [5] The production aircraft utilized the Oberursel Ur.II, which was the only readily available German rotary engine.
Fokker (N.V. Koninklijke Nederlandse Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker; lit. ' Royal Dutch Aircraft Factory Fokker ') was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer that operated from 1912 to 1996. The company was founded by the Dutch aviator Anthony Fokker and became famous during World War I for its fighter aircraft. During its most successful period in the 1920s ...
Fokker DR-1: 23/5 World War I aircraft replica in 3/4 scale and full size Fokker D-VI: 7 World War I aircraft replica in 3/4 scale Fokker D-VII: 2 World War I aircraft replica 80% scale Fokker D-VIII: 16 World War I aircraft replica in 3/4 scale Taube: 1 World War I aircraft replica Morane Saulnier L: 1 World War I aircraft replica Nieuport 11: 1
The "death-trap" monoplane at the end of the film, known as the "Adler" (German for eagle) in the novel, may have been inspired by the Fokker E.V, which was a late-war monoplane design which did indeed rapidly gather a reputation for poor construction of the wing, resulting in several crashes before being modified and re-designated the Fokker D ...
Fokker's factory was not up to the task of meeting all D.VII production orders and Idflieg directed Albatros and AEG to build the D.VII under license, though AEG did not ultimately produce any aircraft. Because the Fokker factory did not use detailed plans as part of its production process, Fokker simply sent a D.VII airframe for Albatros to copy.
The Airdrome Fokker D-VIII is an American amateur-built aircraft, designed and produced by Airdrome Aeroplanes, of Holden, Missouri. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction. [1] The aircraft is a 3/4 scale replica of the First World War German Fokker D.VIII fighter, built from modern materials and powered by modern engines. [1]
A Fokker D.VIII. The squadron was initially assigned Albatros D.IIIs. [1] It was also known to operate Fokker Dr.I triplanes, which were first introduced in August 1917. [13] The Fokker D.VII was introduced in Spring 1918, and also served with Jasta 36. [14] It was also fortunate to have some of the scarce Fokker D.VIIIs assigned to the ...