Whats your favorite aircraft from WWI??

• May 13, 2005

• #21

FLYBOYJ

"THE GREAT GAZOO"

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Very Cool 8)

 

• May 24, 2005

• #22

H

HealzDevo

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Oct 26, 2004

Queensland

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

 

• May 24, 2005

• #23

G

GT

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Update.

 

• May 24, 2005

• #24

FLYBOYJ

"THE GREAT GAZOO"

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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!

 

• May 24, 2005

• #25

evangilder

"Shooter"

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

 

• May 24, 2005

• #26

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trackend

Chief Master Sergeant

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Dec 20, 2003

Ipswich, Suffolk

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.

 

• Jul 26, 2005

• #27

jrk

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Jul 26, 2005

staffordshire

fav fighters se5 se5a and sopwith camal.

for the germans fokker dvii deadly killing machine.

 

• Jul 26, 2005

• #28

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Glider

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Apr 23, 2005

Lincolnshire

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.

 

• Aug 12, 2005

• #29

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vanir

Banned

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Jul 22, 2005

Melbourne

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.

 

• Aug 12, 2005

• #30

cheddar cheese

Major General

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Jan 9, 2004

WSM, England

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

 

• Aug 12, 2005

• #31

Smokey

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Dec 17, 2004

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.

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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.

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• Aug 12, 2005

• #32

JCS

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Jul 15, 2004

Nicholson, PA

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

 

• Aug 12, 2005

• #33

cheddar cheese

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Jan 9, 2004

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Cool! Thanks, Smokey.

 

• Aug 17, 2005

• #34

FLYBOYJ

"THE GREAT GAZOO"

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

 

• Aug 28, 2005

• #35

dinos7

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definately the DR1

 

• Aug 29, 2005

• #36

K

KraziKanuK

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Jan 26, 2005

dinos7 said:

definately the DR1

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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.

 

• Oct 1, 2005

• #37

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GT

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Mar 2, 2005

Cancelled.

 

• Oct 1, 2005

• #38

Gnomey

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Original but anyway Sopwith Camel.

From http://www.theaerodrome.com/

 

• Oct 1, 2005

• #39

cheddar cheese

Major General

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Jan 9, 2004

WSM, England

SE5a

 

• Oct 1, 2005

• #40

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Glider

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Apr 23, 2005

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

 

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