The Fokker Spin was the first airplane built by Dutch aviation pioneer Anthony Fokker. The many bracing wires used to strengthen the aircraft made it resemble a giant spider, hence its name Spin, Dutch for "spider". [1]

Die Fokker M.1 Spinne war ein Tiefdecker des Herstellers „AHG Fokker Aeroplanbau“ in Johannisthal bei Berlin. Etwa 25 Exemplare wurden gebaut, einige davon kamen vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg bei der deutschen Fliegertruppe als Schul- und Aufklärungsflugzeuge zum Einsatz.

After being used statically for the celebration of Fokker's anniversary, this 54-year-old Spider made a flight on March 18, 1990 at the (military) airport of Eindhoven. Fokker test pilot Edwin Boshof has made a few flights with this Spin, for example for a TV documentary of the TROS.

The first aircraft Anthony Fokker built were called Spin, due to the many bracing and flying wires. He built them in Germany in a Zeppelin-shed at Baden-Oos together with his business partner Franz von Daum how provided the financing.

In August 1911, Fokker, together with Goedecker, started building the third spider. The Spin 3 was a slightly smaller version of the Spin 2 and technically there were only limited differences.

Fokker Spin On this page you will find scans from our archive with explanations per photo. Our editor Henk has written a monograph on the Spin with over 60 photos.

The delicate-looking Fokker Spin was the very first aeroplane designed by Dutch aeronautical pioneer Anthony Fokker. He built it in 1910 together with Jacob Goedecker and business partner Franz von Daum who contributed the Argus engine.

J.Herris Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.1: Spinne - M.10 & Watercraft (A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes 51) Fokker W.1 The Fokker W.1 (W for Wasser = water) was a small flying boat with one rotary engine mounted as a pusher. Construction started on January 2, 1913.

Tony Fokker famously flew his Spin (Spider) over his home town of Haarlem on 31 August 1911. This aircraft is an original 1913 Spin, brought to Holland when Fokker moved his business here and restored in 1925 when it was given c/n 4464.

J.Herris - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.1: Spinne - M.10 & Watercraft /Centennial Perspective/ (51) A Fokker Spinne in flight. The under-carriage features nose-over skids. (Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)