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He later stated that the plane was easy to navigate, had a good climb rate, and was suited to ‘dive‘ flights in which the Fokker was found to be ‘rock hard‘. Other pilots also emphasized good visibility from the cockpit. The plane was of a mixed construction. The rectangular hull was made of welded steel pipes with a cloth cover. Only the nose of the fuselage housing the engine had removable side covers made of aluminum sheet. Double-girder panels, connected with each other by thin N-shaped stands, free-bearing with a thick profile, covered with plywood up to the first girder, the rest with canvas. The plane used Mercedes D.IIIa (180-200HP) or BMW IIIa 185HP engines as the drive. The BMW engine was a much better power unit, but as a result of limited production, the Mercedes engine was used on a much larger scale. It is worth noting that the Fokker D.VII flew min. Herman Goring, who achieved many air victories on it. The quality of the machine can be proved by the fact that it was produced until 1926. Technical data (for the version with the BMW-Fokker D.VIIF engine): length: 6.95 m, wingspan: 8.9 m, height: 2.75 m, maximum speed: 200 km \/ h, climb speed: 9, 52 m \/ s, maximum ceiling 6000 m, armament: fixed - 2 LMG 08\/15 machine guns, cal. 7.92 mm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51527933296907,"sku":"14403","price":11.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/1809\/4091\/files\/valom-14403-fokker-d_vii-double-set.jpg?v=1749146030"},{"product_id":"valom-14406-1-144-albatros-d-v-d-va-double-set","title":"Albatros D.V \/ D.Va [double set]","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlbatros DV is a biplane of wooden structure with the front part of the fuselage, covered with aluminum sheet. The DV version did not differ much from its predecessor, the D.III series, mainly in terms of the fuselage section - the DV had an elliptical hull, which made it lighter by about 50 kg. The construction of the aileron drive was solved differently. These small changes seemed so small that the new aircraft was not even tested. The construction of the 1,5-wing aircraft, as in Nieuport, required a light aircraft. The inline albatrosses were too heavy for that. When recovering the aircraft from a dive flight, the lower lobe of the DV tended to break off frequently; this disadvantage was not eliminated by the end of the war. The D.Va version was stronger, but also heavier. About 900 Albatros DV series aircraft were built. 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The machine could also carry a load of bombs weighing up to 100 kilograms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe C.IV was developed by Rumpler Flugzeugwerke as an evolutionary development of the C.III. Compared to its predecessor, it differed in the use of a completely new power unit, as well as a different design and shape of the tail section. It is worth adding that the Rumpler 6B-2 seaplane, however, powered by a Mercedes D.III engine was also developed on the basis of this model. During the service, the Rumpler C.IV turned out to be a very successful machine with high performance for a machine of this class and relatively easy to pilot. He was exploitable primarily on the Western Front and in Italy. After 1918, he entered service in the Belgian and Yugoslav aviation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51527935230219,"sku":"14416","price":12.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/1809\/4091\/files\/valom-14416-rumpler-c_iv-double-set.jpg?v=1749146094"},{"product_id":"valom-14423-1-144-pfalz-d-iiia-double-set","title":"Pfalz D.IIIa [double set]","description":"\u003cp\u003ePfalz D.III, the most dangerous competitor of the Albatross in the German fighter competition, was established at the beginning of 1917. The year 1916 ended with the reign of Nieuport 11 and the concept of the 1.5-a-fighter. German companies were ordered to copy this concept, this is how the Albatros D.III was created, but the Pfalz constructors did not quite let themselves get carried away by the ‘half-plane mania‘. It is true that the lower lobe had a smaller chord than the upper one, but it was not a significant difference, although the influence of the concept is visible. However, the shell structure of the hull turned out to be revolutionary - it was created by covering the wooden skeleton with several layers of veneer strips, which resulted in a rigid and very light structure. In March 1917, Idflieg ordered 70 series aircraft. In June, another 300, but this order was reduced to 190 in favor of the newer D.IIIa model.The basic changes to the D.III were the relocation of the rifles from the inside of the fuselage, the change in the shape of the horizontal tail, and the rounding of the lower lobe tips in later examples. In total, less than 1,000 copies were produced. The first two Pfalz D.III planes went to Jasta 10 and Jasta 22 in August, the next ones were supplied mainly by Bavarian vessels, although in total Pfalz's were passed through 40 different Jagdstafeln and 3 marine Marine Field Jasta. Opinions about the plane were different, e.g. Voss did not like it, while Berthold praised it. Pilots such as Lenz, von Holzem, Baumer, von Degelow and Bethge flew on it. The Pfalz remained in service until the end of the war, although it was definitely replaced by the Fokker D.VII from the frontline units and never posed a serious threat to the position of the Albatross D.III \/ DV, it is undoubtedly one of the most important aircraft structures from the Great War period. 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