After several fatal accidents due to wing failures, the aircraft was modified and redesignated Fokker D.VIII. Dubbed the Flying Razor by post-war pulp-fiction writers, the D.VIII had the distinction of scoring the last aerial victory of the war.

The D.VIIIs, designed by Reinhold Platz, is the last type of the Fokker series used by the German army for air combat in World War I. It was a light parasol-covered aircraft developed from no fewer than seven prototypes from the V.26, V.28 series.

Sep 13, 2019 · The Fokker D.VIII was a rare monoplane design of World War 1 and regarded as one of the best fighters of the German Empire in the conflict. It provided a stellar blend of survivability, firepower and adaptability within a sturdy rugged airframe.

Fokker D.VIII - in Detail. A comprehensive photographic study of the Fokker D.VIII replica built by Achim Engels. Historic caption with images also included.

May 14, 2021 · A 160 hp Oberursel III rotary engine accelerated the E.V to a full 200 km/h, the loaded Fokker weighing 600 kilograms needed 4.5 minutes to climb to 200 metres, and in just under 20 minutes one was at an altitude of 6000 metres.

D.VIII P-165 at McCook Testing Field (Ohio) lasted until 1927, making it the last rotary engine aircraft in Army inventory. Our Fokker E.V. 160/18 is in the yellow, black, and green livery of 31 victory German naval ace Lt. Gottard Sachsenberg.

May 19, 2019 · The Fokker D.VIII, initially known as the Fokker E.V, parasol fighter, was designed by Anthony H G Fokker and differed from most designs of the time in being a monoplane.

This was the last German fighter designed and built by Anthony Fokker during World War I. He ended the war as he started: with a monoplane design. Unlike his earlier 1916 Fokker E-III Eindecker, this one has a cantilever wing and no external bracing wires.

Fokker D.VIII. Description. This aircraft was specifically designed by the Fokker company for the Second Fighter Competition convened between May 27 and June 21, 1918 at Adlershof, the German aircraft test centre. Constructed as a monoplane fighter, it was mainly based on previous designs by Reinhold Platz.

After several fatal accidents due to wing failures, the aircraft was modified and redesignated Fokker D.VIII. Dubbed the Flying Razor by Allied pilots, the D.VIII had the distinction of scoring the last aerial victory of the war.