Fokker D.V

Fokker D.V
Role	Fighter-Trainer
Manufacturer	Fokker
First flight	summer 1916
Introduction	Jan-Feb 1917
Primary user	Germany
Number built	215 to 300
Developed from	Fokker D.III
Wingspan	8.61 m (28 ft 3 in) -8.75 m (28 ft 8 in)
Engine	100hp Oberursel U.I rotary
Armament	1-2× sync. fixed LMG08/15
Crew	1
Max Speed	160 km/h (99 mph)-170 km/h (106 mph)
Climb	1,000 m (3,280 ft) in 3:00 2,000 m (6,560 ft) in 8:00 3,000 m (9,840 ft) in 16:00-19:00 4,000 m (13,100 ft) in 24:00
Ceiling	4,000 m (13,000 ft)
Endurance	1:30

While an improvement on the earlier Fokker doppeldeckers, the Fokker D.V still did not measure up to its Albatros D.I and D.II contemporaries, so the bulk of them were relegated to training and to quieter sectors of the war. Several seem to have been used by Jasta 6 in its early days. The upper wings were swept and the large cutout must have given the pilot excellent upward vision.

The D.V was not a front-line fighter though, it was used in flight schools, home defense, and as a rotary-engine trainer for front-line units (to prepare pilots for the upcoming Fokker Dr.I and other planes). It also saw use in naval defense units.

For more information, see Wikipedia:Fokker D.V.

Timeline

Game Data

Wings of Glory

Unofficial Stats

Availability	Maneuver	Damage	Dmg Points	Max Alt.	Climb
17Q1-17Q4	I	B	13	10	5

Card Links

• Jasta 6
• Jasta 6

Miniatures and Models

1:144 Scale

• Shapeways: Kampfflieger

References

Notes

Citations

Bibliography

• Peter Gray and Owen Thetford. German Aircraft of the First World War. Great Britain, Putnam, 1962, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
• Peter M. Grosz, "Archiv -- Frontbestand". WW1 Aero, № 107, Dec 1985 and № 108, Feb 1986. Poughkeepsie, NY: World War I Aeroplanes, Inc.
• Peter M. Grosz, Windsock Mini Datafile 11: Fokker D.V. Great Britain: Albatros Publications, Ltd., 1997. ISBN 0-948414-91X
• W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Limited, 1960.