Manufacturing TechnologyFokker DR1 Tri-plane

While it remains the most famous airplane of World War One, only 320of the Fokker DR1 Triplane were built (compared to thousands of Spads,Nieuports, Albatroses, and Sopwith Camels) Inspired by the devastatingperformance of the Sopwith Triplane, Anthony Fokker designed and builtthe Dr.1 Dreidecker, and delivered the first tri-planes to Manfred vonRichthofen's Jagdgeschwader I in late August 1917. After a brieffamiliarization flight, the "Red Baron" took aircraft number 102/17 up onSeptember 1, and promptly shot down a British R.E.8 of No. 6 Sqn, whosecrew probably thought the three-winged craft was a friendly Sopwith.

Country: Germany Quantity Mfg: 320

Year: 1917 Wingspan 23'-7"(7.19m)

Engine: LeRhone or Obersurel Length: 18'-11" (5.77m)

Horsepower: 110 Top Speed: 120 MPH(165km)