Fokker

Fokker E1 / Source: www.dutch-aviation.nl

FOKKER E1

Origin: Germany

Crew: 1

Engine: 1 x Oberursel rotary engine

Power: 80 hp

Wingspan: 8.53 m

Length: 6.76 m

Height: 2.89 m

Take-off weight: 662 kg

Maximum speed: 132 km/h

Service ceiling: 3000 m

Armament: 1 x machine gun (Spandau)

Fokker E1 "Eindecker" entered service in Germany in 1915. It was the first aircraft equipped with a synchrohised machine gun that could fire through the blades of the propeller. Germany produced 54 of this model, 4 of which were deployed in Turkey between 1915 and 1917.

Fokker E3 / Source: www.tayyareci.com

FOKKER E3

Origin: Germany

Crew: 1

Engine: 1 x Oberursel rotary engine

Power: 100 hp

Wingspan: 10.0 m

Length: 7.16 m

Height: 2.29 m

Take-off weight: 609 kg

Maximum speed: 141 km/h

Service ceiling: 4115 m

Armament: 1 x machine gun (Spandau)

The E3 model joined the German air force in September 1915 and they also served for the Turkish air force, mainly at the "Pasha" Regiment (Fliegerabteilung-300) in Palestine where German pilots served. 9 aircrafts of this model were deployed between 1916 and 1917.

Fokker D1 / Source: www.fliegergemeinschaft.de

FOKKER D1

Origin: Germany

Crew: 1

Engine: 1 x Mercedes in-line piston engine

Power: 120 hp

Wingspan: 9.05 m

Length: 5.70 m

Height: 2.25 m

Take-off weight: 671 kg

Maximum speed: 150 km/h

Armament: 1 x machine gun (Spandau)

In Sommer 1916, when monoplanes started being outclassified in aerial combat, Fokker launched its "Doppeldecker" design. A total of 24 aircrafts of model D1 and 33 aircrafts of model D4 were produced. 8 aircrafts of the D1 model were deployed in Turkey in November 1917, but two of them were destroyed at the fire at the Haydarpaşa railroad station in Istanbul.

Fokker D7 / Source: www.dutch-aviation.nl

FOKKER D7

Origin: Germany

Crew: 1

Engine: 1 x Mercedes 6-cyl in-line engine

Power: 160 hp

Wingspan: 8.90 m

Length: 7.00 m

Height: 2.75 m

Take-off weight: 850 kg

Maximum speed: 200 km/h

Service ceiling: 6000 m

Armament: 1 x machine gun (Spandau)

Fokker D7 is is widely accepted as the best German fighter of the First World War era by the authorities. A total of 7 aircrafts were deployed in Turkey in October 1918. However they could not be used due to the armistice. They were sent to be stored in a warehouse in Istanbul instead.