World War I Aeroplanes Fokker D.VII

Fokker D.VII
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer World War I Aeroplanes Inc
Designer Herbert Kelley
Status Plans no longer available
Unit cost
US$150.00 (Plans only, 1998)
Developed from Fokker D.VII

The World War I Aeroplanes Fokker D.VII is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Herbert Kelley and produced by World War I Aeroplanes Inc of Poughkeepsie, New York. When it was available the aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction. The aircraft is a replica of the First World War Fokker D.VII fighter aircraft.[1]

Design and development

The Fokker D.VII features a cantilever strut-braced biplane, a single-seat open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear with a tailskid and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]

The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing with the wings constructed from wood, all covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its biplane wing configuration has a span of 29.30 ft (8.9 m). The acceptable power range is 160 to 185 hp (119 to 138 kW) and the standard engine used is a 185 hp (138 kW) Mercedes-Benz powerplant.[1]

The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 1,540 lb (700 kg) and a gross weight of 1,870 lb (850 kg), giving a useful load of 330 lb (150 kg).[1]

Specifications (Fokker D.VII)

Data from AeroCrafter[1]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 296. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
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