Fokker Triplane v
T Fokker Dr1 Triplane Span: 7.19m Length: 5.77m Speed: 180km/h
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he Fokker Triplane is, today, the best known of Germany’s WWI fighters, thanks in part to Snoopy in the comic strip ‘Peanuts’. The Fokker Dr1 was in fact inspired by the British Sopwith Triplane, and the nimble Fokker was produced during 1917-18. Although the Dr1 was superior to Germany’s Albatros fighters, it was slower than many of the Allied fighters and its wing design made it prone to structural failure. Ultimately it was replaced by the Fokker D VII.
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