Fokker D.VII

The Fokker D.VII was a German World War I fighter aircraft.

Germany produced around 3,300 D.VII aircraft in the second half of 1918.

In service with the Luftstreitkräfte, the D.VII quickly proved itself to be a formidable aircraft.

The Armistice required, that Germany was to surrender all D.VIIs to the Allies.

Surviving aircraft saw much service with many countries in the years after World War I.

Variants

Fokker V.11

Prototype

Fokker V.21

Prototype with tapered wings

Fokker V.22

Prototype with four-bladed propeller

Fokker V.24

Prototype with 240 hp (180 kW) Benz Bz.IVü engine

Fokker V.31

One D.VII aircraft fitted with a hook to tow the Fokker V 30 glider

Fokker V.34

D.VII development with 185 hp (138 kW) BMW IIIa engine

Fokker V.35

Two-seat development with 185 hp (138 kW) BMW IIIa engine and undercarriage fuel tank

Fokker V.36

D.VII development with 185 hp (138 kW) BMW IIIa engine and undercarriage fuel tank

Fokker V.38

Prototype Fokker C.I

D.VII

Production aircraft from Fokker; either from their wartime Schwerin / Görries headquarters, or post-Armistice, in the Netherlands.

D.VII(Alb)

Production aircraft from Albatros Flugzeugwerke in Johannisthal, Berlin.

D.VII(MAG)

Production by Magyar Altalános Gepgyár RT – (MAG) at Mátyásföld, near Budapest.

D.VII(OAW)

Production aircraft from Ostdeutsche Albatros Werke in Schneidemühl.

MAG-Fokker 90.05

The Fokker V 22 powered by a 200 hp (150 kW) Austro-Daimler 200hp 6-cyl.

Fokker D.VII Lithuanian versions

1 D.VII powered by Siddeley Puma, produced in 1928; 2 D.VII, powered by Mercedes D.III, produced in 1930.

Both types featured larger engine cowling and radiator under the nose.

Specifications

Length

6.954 m (22 ft 10 in)

Wingspan

8.9 m (29 ft 2 in)

Height

2.75 m (9 ft 0 in)

Wing area

20.5 m2 (221 sq ft)

Empty weight

670 kg (1,477 lb)

Gross weight

906 kg (1,997 lb)

Powerplant

1 × Mercedes D.III 6-cyl. Water-cooled in-line piston engine, 120 kW (160 hp)

or

1 × 130.5 kW (175 hp) Mercedes D.IIIa 6-cyl. Water-cooled in-line piston engine

or

1 × 137.95 kW (185 hp) BMW IIIa 6-cyl. Water-cooled in-line piston engine (180 kW (240 hp) rating at low level, emergency only, risk of engine damage.)

Propellers

2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

Maximum speed

189 km/h (117 mph, 102 kn)

with

BMW IIIa engine

200 km/h (124 mph; 108 kn)

Range

266 km (165 mi, 144 nmi)

Service ceiling

6,000 m (20,000 ft)

Rate of climb

3.92 m/s (772 ft/min)

with

BMW IIIa engine

9.52 metres per second (1,874 ft/min)

Armament

Guns

2 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 Spandau machine guns.