Fokker Dr-I

Specificaties

  • 5,77 m

    Length

  • 18,70 m2

    Wing area

  • 2,95 m

    Hight

  • 1 Oberursel Ur.II 9-cylinder rotartie engine, 110 hp( 82 kW)

    Drive

  • 185 km/hour

    Top speed

  • 5.7 m/sec

    Rate of climb

  • 300 km

    Flight range

  • 406 kg

    Empty weight

  • 586 kg

    Max. Starting weight

  • 1 person

    Crew

  • 2 x 7.92 mm Spandau lMG 08 machine guns

    Armament

This triplane was a World War I fighter built in Germany by Dutchman Anthony Fokker. The German army ordered this Dr-I "Dreidecker" in 1917, as a counterpart to the successful British Sopwith triplane. The plane was not fast, but its short wings made it extremely maneuverable and it could climb quickly. In order to fire on the enemy, Fokker developed an ingenious synchronization system, in which firing by the machine guns was interrupted if the (rotating) propeller blades were directly in front of the machine guns.