WWI Plane Set Question

[twitchy]

I'm not as up on WWI aircraft as I'd like to be, but there was a fighter that had a single wing design in WWI, I think it might have been a french plane but I'm not sure, anybody know the one I'm talking about?
-Twitchy

[PFactorDave]

There was the Fokker Eindecker, an early war German monoplane, also the Fokker DVIII was a high wing late war monoplane.  There were probably others as well.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fokker_Eindecker
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fokker_D.VIII

[twitchy]

There was the Eindecker, an early war German monoplane, also the Fokker DVIII was a high wing late war monoplane.  There were probably others as well.

Holy Cow, that one looks dangerous... to the pilot. lol

[PFactorDave]

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Holy Cow, that one looks dangerous... to the pilot. lol

It was the first plane to have the synchronizer gear to allow shooting through the prop arc.

[Treize69]

The Morane parasol fighter, the Bleriot, the Bristol M1, and the Pfalz Eindecker were also single-winged WWI aircraft (though not all effective fighters)

Bristol M.1


Morane Parasol


Bleriot

[Noir]

nice pics, I'm always glad to see the cocarde in plane pictures anyway

[twitchy]

Ah Ha, I think the Bristol was the one I was thinking of, thanks!
I remember reading that some of the earliest dog fights literally involved bricks and chains... man, that would be a cool in-game weapon set, throwing a brick through a filthy bishrook's wing would be priceless entertainment lol.
Jesus can you imagine trying to lob a brick while keeping that thing in a turn fight?
-Twitchy

[BlauK]

Also Morane Bullet.

[Furball]

Holy Cow, that one looks dangerous... to the pilot. lol

You should see a cutaway of the construction of a WWI aircraft... it is unbelieveable that any of them lived.

[Stage1]

Don't know if it was ever used in WWI   "1913 Deperdussin"

[PFactorDave]

You should see a cutaway of the construction of a WWI aircraft... it is unbelieveable that any of them lived.

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The fabric and dope add quite a bit of strength though.  They weren't quite as flimsy as the cut-away would suggest.

[Stage1]

These are in Owls Head Transportation Museum, Maine. This museum, drives and fly's everything in the museum.  www.ohtm.org  


1916 Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.8



1917 Fokker DR.1



1917 Nieuport 28C.1

[Simba]

"The fabric and dope add quite a bit of strength though.  They weren't quite as flimsy as the cut-away would suggest."

Especially the Bristol F2B Fighter. Good ol' 'Biff'.  

[allaire]

I've always liked the look of the F.E.8.

[Furball]

The fabric and dope add quite a bit of strength though.  They weren't quite as flimsy as the cut-away would suggest.

Not enough strength to stop a machine gun bullet.  The wicker basket seat or fuel tank the pilot sits on wouldn't stop it either.  However, the rear gunner could be effective armour for the pilot.  I have spent many hours looking at that particular aircraft in amazement at how brave those airmen were.