Fokker DR1 single seat triplane - Felixstowe Museum - Felixstowe, Suffolk
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A small scale replica of the Red Baron's infamous red painted Fokker Dr.1 triplane outside the Felixstowe Museum.
Waymark Code: WMNW9J
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/10/2015
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Although over 300 were built, no original Fokker Triplanes are left in existence; the last was destroyed in WWII bombings of Berlin.
Made famous as the red-painted mount of Baron Manfred von Richthofen and his Flying Circus at the time of his greatest success - and his death - the Fokker Dr.I (the 'Dr' denoting Dreidecker, or triplane) was introduced into service in October 1917. Although the aircraft was extremely manoeuvrable, the Dr.I was already outclassed by a new generation of fighter biplanes, and it was consequently never used in large numbers. Indeed, the fact that the Dr.I achieved success in air combat was due more to the skill of the experienced pilots who flew it, rather than the design itself.
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ENGINE |
1 x 110hp Oberursel Ur11 9-cylinder rotary engine |
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WEIGHTS |
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Take-off weight |
586 kg |
1292 lb |
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DIMENSIONS |
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Wingspan |
7.19 m |
24 ft 7 in |
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Length |
5.77 m |
19 ft 11 in |
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Height |
2.95 m |
10 ft 8 in |
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PERFORMANCE |
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Max. speed |
185 km/h |
115 mph |
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Ceiling |
6100 m |
20000 ft |
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ARMAMENT |
2 x 7.92mm machine guns |
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Plenty more about the Fokker Dr.1 on Wikipedia