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WWI, German Fokker D VII Fighter Plane

Fokker was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer named after its founder, Anthony Fokker. Fokker capitalized on having sold several Fokker Spin monoplanes to the German government and set up a factory in Germany to supply the German army. When it was realized that it was desirable to arm these scouts with a machine gun firing through the propeller, Fokker developed a synchronization gear. The Fokker Eindecker became one of the most feared aircraft over the western front, its introduction leading to a period of German air superiority known as the Fokker Scourge until the balance was restored by aircraft such as the Nieuport 11 and Airco DH.2. Some of the noteworthy types produced by Fokker during the second half of the war included the Fokker D.VI, Fokker Dr.I Dreidecker (the mount of the Red Baron), Fokker D.VII (the only aircraft ever referred to directly in a treaty: all DVII's were singled out for handover to the allies in their terms of the armistice agreement) and the Fokker D.VIII. The Fokker D VII single-seat fighter was powered by a 180 hp Mercedes engine.
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WWI, German Fokker D VII Fighter Plane
Fokker was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer named after its founder, Anthony Fokker. Fokker capitalized on having sold several Fokker Spin monoplanes to the German government and set up a factory in Germany to supply the German army. When it was realized that it was desirable to arm these scouts with a machine gun firing through the propeller, Fokker developed a synchronization gear. The Fokker Eindecker became one of the most feared aircraft over the western front, its introduction leading to a period of German air superiority known as the Fokker Scourge until the balance was restored by aircraft such as the Nieuport 11 and Airco DH.2. Some of the noteworthy types produced by Fokker during the second half of the war included the Fokker D.VI, Fokker Dr.I Dreidecker (the mount of the Red Baron), Fokker D.VII (the only aircraft ever referred to directly in a treaty: all DVII's were singled out for handover to the allies in their terms of the armistice agreement) and the Fokker D.VIII. The Fokker D VII single-seat fighter was powered by a 180 hp Mercedes engine.
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Album / Science Source / New York Public Library
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4500 x 2513 px | 32.4 MB
Druckgröße:
38.1 x 21.3 cm | 15.0 x 8.4 in (300 dpi)