Whats your favorite aircraft from WWI??

[FLYBOYJ]

Very Cool 8)

 

[HealzDevo]

Fokker Dr1 was my favourite WWI plane on German Side. Sopwith Camel on the Allied Side.

 

[GT]

Update.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Nice shots GT - Does anyone remember the movie "The Great Waldo Pepper?" At the end of the movie a Camel duels with a DR1, Black with yellow checkers and the name "Lola" on the side. Would love to see a shot of that!

 

[evangilder]

I remember that movie. It's been years since I have seen it though.

 

[trackend]

Ive seen a replica Spad flying at Stapleford Airdrome in Essex and I was really suprised at just how nimble these old beasts are they really could be thrown around.

 

[jrk]

fav fighters se5 se5a and sopwith camal.

for the germans fokker dvii deadly killing machine.

 

[Glider]

Bristol Type 20. In 1916 it went 130 mph with a synchronised gun and would have wiped the floor with anything in the air at the time.
The reason the RAF barely used it, because it was a monoplane. It was years ahead of its time and very reliable. RAF incompetence at its worst.

As for the Germans it has to be the Fokker D7. As the only plane mentioned in the Peace Treaty it had to be something special.

 

[vanir]

Spad XIII

138mph. 235hp. Twin Vickers.

There's better aircraft, but I just wouldn't be able to help myself. It's the grunter, at the end of the day you've always got that. I'd have popped a couple extra vickers on mine for good measure.

 

[cheddar cheese]

Did the Russians have any form of Air force in WW1?

 

[Smokey]

Heres a site about the Imperial Russian air force in WW1

http://www.pilotfriend.com/photo_albums/new_site/frames/WW1 russian aircraft_frame2.htm

Fave WW1 aircraft:

Fokker DVII

Siemens Shuckert DIII/IV
the flying beer barrel

http://www.wwi-models.org/Images/Hustad/SSW/
http://www.bredow-web.de/Luftwaffenmuseum/Historisch/historisch.html

Siemens Shuckert DIII
http://www.oldrhinebeck.org/collection/airplanes/Siemens-Schuckert.htm

The Siemens was best known for its phenomenal rate of climb. During the First Fighter Competition of January 1918 (which the German Military held to select the most promising fighter aircraft for its air force), the Siemens DIII outmaneuvered a Fokker DVII prototype flown by Manfred von Richthofen. In June of 1918 at the Second Fighter Competition, the Siemens outmaneuvered a Fokker DVIII prototype flown by Anthony Fokker himself.

Considered by many to be the best fighter to see action during the war, it reached service too late and was produced in too few numbers to have any effect on the war effort.
Although the short landing gear and limited prop clearance led to tricky landing, the plane was otherwise easy to fly. It had a very short take-off run, and at heights above 4,000 m (13,l20 ft) was faster and more manoeuvrable than the Fokker D.VII, at that point considered by all to be the best aircraft flying. Its most notable feature was its phenomenal rate of climb and extremely high service ceiling - it could reach 6,000 m (19,685 ft) in less than 14 1/2 minutes. In 36 minutes it could reach 8,100m, about 1,200 higher than the Fokker's maximum altitude.

 

[JCS]

Heres my top 5 favorites (not in any order):

1) Fokker D.VIII
2) Fokker Dr.I
3) Albatros D.V
4) Gotha G.IV
5) Caproni Ca.4/Ca.42

 

[cheddar cheese]

Cool! Thanks, Smokey.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Even though too late for WW1, I always liked the Martin MB-1.

 

[dinos7]

definately the DR1

 

[KraziKanuK]

definately the DR1

The Fokker Dr.1 was influenced by the Sopwith Triplane which was superior to the German fighters of the time (early 1917). There was not much difference in their performance either.

 

[GT]

Cancelled.

 

[Gnomey]

Original but anyway Sopwith Camel.

From http://www.theaerodrome.com/

 

[cheddar cheese]

SE5a

 

[Glider]

This just a test. I have some old photos of WW1 aircraft but they need some work.
Thanks for your patience