Fokker D.VIII “Eindecker”
The Fokker “Eindecker” fighters were a series of German World War I monoplane single-seat aircraft designed by Dutch engineer Anthony Fokker.
Developed in April 1915, the first Eindecker (“Monoplane”) was the first purpose-built German fighter aircraft and the first aircraft to be fitted with a synchronization gear, enabling the pilot to fire a machine gun through the arc of the propeller without striking the blades.
The Museum’s Fokker D.VIII is a scaled replica of the 1918 German aircraft. Built with the intention to fly, control difficulties grounded the aircraft. The builder of the aircraft donated it to the Museum in 2006.
Specifications
Original | Replica | |
Bureau #: | NA | NA |
Built: | 1918 | 2006 |
Crew: | 1 | 1 |
Passengers: | 0 | 0 |
Retired: | 1918 | NA |
Received: | NA | 2006 |
Restored by: | NA | Ron Mulvaney |
Restored: | NA | NA |
Length: | 19′ 4″ | 17′ 1″ |
Height: | 9′ 3″ | 6′ 1″ |
Wingspan: | 27′ 7″ | 23′ 2″ |
Weight Empty: | 1,543 lbs | |
Weight Loaded: | 1,936 lbs | NA |
Powerplant: | Oberursel 9 Cylinder UR.11 Rotar Engine | 4 Cylinder Horizontally Opposed Porshe/ Volkswagon Auto Engine |
Thrust: | 110 hp | |
Max Speed: | 117 mph | NA |
Range: | 175 miles | NA |
Manufacturer: | Fokker | Ron Mulvaney |
Armarment: | 2 – Spandau 7.92mm Machine Guns | 2 – Replica Machine Guns |
Ordnance: | NA | NA |
Ceiling: | 20,670 ft | NA |
Status: | NA | On Display |
Please contact the museum if you have any information, comments, or recollections of the Fokker D.VIII.