On this day in aviation history, 108 years ago (July 5, 1917), the Fokker Dr.I took to the skies for the first time. The flight was made by the Fokker Flugzeugwerke GmbH V.5 prototype, which paved the ...
Diminutive and nimble, the Fokker Dr.1 was Germany’s answer to the British Sopwith Triplane during the Great War over the skies of Europe, and was a favored mount of one of history’s most famous aces.
The Fokker Dr.I was a distinctive WWI triplane designed by Anthony Fokker, noted for its enhanced lift due to multiple wings, compensating for underpowered engines of the era. Despite its exceptional ...