1918, Germany Fokker D. VII
Having honed their aviation engineering skills by the final year of the war, the Germans released their best aircraft, Fokker's D. VII, less than a year before armistice. The Red Baron had championed the plane's design during its development phase, and in January 1918 he tested the plane in trials, though he was killed just days before it officially entered combat, in April of that year. Equipped with a state-of-the art BMW engine and a thick airfoil, the biplane behaved nimbly at all speeds—even at an almost standstill—and was credited with making expert pilots out of mediocre ones simply by virtue of its ease in the air.
sábado, abril 22, 2006
Aviões da Iª Grande Guerra ( WWI ) X
1918, Germany Fokker D. VII
Having honed their aviation engineering skills by the final year of the war, the Germans released their best aircraft, Fokker's D. VII, less than a year before armistice. The Red Baron had championed the plane's design during its development phase, and in January 1918 he tested the plane in trials, though he was killed just days before it officially entered combat, in April of that year. Equipped with a state-of-the art BMW engine and a thick airfoil, the biplane behaved nimbly at all speeds—even at an almost standstill—and was credited with making expert pilots out of mediocre ones simply by virtue of its ease in the air.
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