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Fokker D.VII
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Type |
Fighter
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| Manufacturer(s) | Fokker-Flugzeugwerke |
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| Prototype first flight | January 1918 |
Introduction | 1918 |
| Production | about 3300 |
Crew | 1 |
| Variants | |||
| Fokker V 11 | Prototype | ||
| Fokker V 21 | Prototype with tapered wings | ||
| Fokker V 22 | Prototype with four-bladed propeller | ||
| Fokker V 24 | Prototype with 240 hp Benz Bz.IVü engine | ||
| Fokker V 31 | One D.VII aircraft fitted with a hook to tow the Fokker V 30 glider | ||
| Fokker V 34 | D.VII development with 185 hp BMW IIIa engine | ||
| Fokker V 35 | Two-seat development with 185 hp BMW IIIa engine and undercarriage fuel tank | ||
| Fokker V 36 | D.VII development with 185 hp BMW IIIa engine and undercarriage fuel tank | ||
| Fokker V 38 | Prototype Fokker C.I | ||
| D.VII | Production aircraft from Fokker; either from their wartime Schwerin/Görries headquarters, or post-Armistice, in the Netherlands. | ||
| D.VII(Alb) | Production aircraft from Albatros Flugzeugwerke in Johannisthal, Berlin | ||
| D.VII(MAG) | Production by Magyar Altalános Gepgyár RT - (MAG) at Mátyásföld, near Budapest | ||
| D.VII(OAW) | Production aircraft from Ostdeutsche Albatros Werke in Schneidemühl. | ||
| MAG-Fokker 90.05 | The Fokker V 22 powered by a 200 hp Austro-Daimler 200hp 6-cyl. | ||
| Fokker D.VII Lithuanian versions | 1 D.VII powered by Siddeley Puma, produced in 1928; 2 D.VII, powered by Mercedes D.III, produced in 1930. Both types featured larger engine cowling and radiator under the nose. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 6.954 m |
Empty Weight | 670 kg |
| Wingspan | 8.9 m (upper) |
Loaded Weight | 906 kg |
| Height | 2.75 m |
Max takeoff weight | ? kg |
| Wing area | 20.5 m² |
Wing loading | 44.20 kg kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Guns | 2 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG
08/15 MG* |
Ammunition Carried |
2 x 500 |
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| Other Armament | - |
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(*) synchronized forward-firing
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 ×
Mercedes D.III * |
Type & Displacement | 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line, 14.8
L |
| Horsepower | 160 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 176.6 hp / ton ** |
| Fuel Capacity | 75.70 L
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(*) or 1 × 175 hp Mercedes D.IIIa
6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, or or 1 × 185 hp BMW
IIIa 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine
(240 hp) rating at low level, emergency only, risk of engine damage
(**) with the loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 189 km/h
* |
Rate of Climb | 3.92 m/s ** |
| Range | 266 km |
Service Ceiling | 6000 m |
(*) with BMW IIIa engine - 200 km/h, (**) with BMW IIIa engine – 9.52 m/s
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | avionslegendaires.net | ||
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