Fokker D.II
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The Fokker D.II was a biplane fighter designed by the Fokker Aircraft Company (Fokker-Flugzeugwerke) during the First World War for the Imperial German Army's (Deutsches Heer) Imperial German Air Service (Fliegertruppen des deutschen Kaiserreiches) and the Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops (Kaiserliche und Königliche Luftfahrtruppen or K.u.K. Luftfahrtruppen) of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Two prototypes designated by the factory as the M.17 were built in different configurations before the third one was accepted for production as the D.II. The Imperial German Air Service purchased 181 D.IIs, excluding the prototypes.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Fokker
- Category
- Fighters
- Country of origin
- German Reich
- First flight
- 1916-01-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 81 kt
- Max speed
- 81 kt
- Range
- 108 nm
- Service ceiling
- 13,125 ft
- Rate of climb
- 820 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 1,268 lb
- Empty weight
- 847 lb
- Powerplant
- 1 × Oberursel U.I rotary
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 21 ft
- Wingspan
- 28.8 ft
- Height
- 8.3 ft
- Number built
- 181
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.