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Fokker Dr.I
The Fokker Dr.I, often known simply as the Fokker Triplane, was a World War I fighter aircraft.
The Dr.I saw widespread service in the spring of 1918.
It became famous as the aircraft in which Manfred von Richthofen gained his last 19 victories, and in which he was killed on 21 April 1918.
Variants
V.4
Initial prototype
V.5
First production prototype
V.6
Enlarged prototype with Mercedes D.II engine
V.7
Prototype with Siemens-Halske Sh.III engine
Vagel Grip SP.5 Greif
German post-war two seat copy of the Dr.I.
320 aircraft built.
Specifications
Crew
1
Length
5.77 m (18 ft 11 in)
Upper wingspan
7.19 m (23 ft 7 in)
Height
2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
Wing area
18.7 m2 (201 sq ft)
Aspect ratio
4.04
Empty weight
406 kg (895 lb)
Gross weight
586 kg (1,291 lb)
Powerplant
1 × Oberursel Ur.II 9 cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 82 kW (110 hp)
Propellers
2-bladed fixed-pitch wooden propeller
Performance
Maximum speed
180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn) at 2600m
Stall speed
72 km/h (45 mph, 39 kn)
Range
300 km (190 mi, 160 nmi)
Service ceiling
6,100 m (20,000 ft)
Rate of climb
5.7 m/s (1,120 ft/min)
Lift-to-drag
8:1
Zero-lift drag coefficient
0.0323
Frontal area at zero-lift drag coefficient
0.62 m2 (6.7 sq ft)
Armament
Guns
2 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) Maschinengewehr 08 “Spandau” machine guns.
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