Fokker D VI

Guy Fawcett (gfawcett@am.nofc.forestry.ca)
Thu, 09 Feb 1995 07:27:18 -0600 (MDT)

Reference from Windsock's "WWI Warplanes" Volume 1

120 aircraft were ordered by German airforce but only 60 were ever built for
them. The Austro-Hungarian Air Service recieved and additional 15 without
engines but never put any of them into service.

Specs

110 hp Oberursel Rotary engine
122.5 mph maximum air speed
1.5 hour endurance
Wingspan 25' 1.25"
Length 20' 5.4"
Height 8' 4.4"

Service

Jasta 80b
Jasta 84
Jasta 90

Also used at fighter training schools.

Further references WWI Aero, Issue 85, June , 1981