Fokker DR.1 Triplane

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The Fokker Dr.I Dreidecker (triplane) was a World War I fighter aircraft built by Fokker-Flugzeugwerke.

The Dr.I saw widespread service in the spring of 1918.

It became renowned as the aircraft in which Manfred von Richthofen gained his last 19 victories, and in which he was killed on 21 April 1918.

General characteristics

* Crew: One
* Length: 5.77 m (18 ft 11 in)
* Wingspan: 7.20 m (23 ft 7 in)
* Height: 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
* Wing area: 18.70 m² (201 ft²)
* Empty weight: 406 kg (895 lb)
* Loaded weight: 586 kg (1,292 lb)
* Power plant: 1 × Oberursel Ur.II 9-cylinder rotary engine, 82 kW (110 hp)
* Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0323
* Drag area: 0.62 m² (6.69 ft²)
* Aspect ratio: 4.04

Performance

* Maximum speed: 185 km/h at sea level (115 mph at sea level)
* Stall speed: 72 km/h (45 mph)
* Range: 300 km (185 mi)
* Service ceiling: 6,095 m (20,000 ft)
* Rate of climb: 5.7 m/s (1,130 ft/min)
* Lift-to-drag ratio: 8.0

Armament

* 2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) "Spandau" lMG 08 machine guns.