1917 Fokker Dr1 Triplane

[weirdguy564]

Well, I can see it is not the real engine. The real thing has the whole engine spinning. This plane has a modern engine that is fixed in place and just the propeller spins. Not to mention the electric start that an old plane wouldn't have.

I can't blame them. Getting or making a rotary engine like that is probably the single most expensive thing on the plane, and even then it would be very dangerous and unreliable.

I would want a modern engine too.

[dijeg24]

Omg i want to fly in that one! o.O

[Lachausis]

The fatso was also mentioned. I mean Goering.

[TheNavyman53]

Oswald Boelke never flew the DR1, He died way before the DR1 was designed. I believe he died in an Albatross

[ridiai99]

FOK-AH not FOWKUH

[TalonMercenary]

Beautiful plane

[towerful1]

Dayum!

[rumtorun]

Electric Start??? Blasphemy!!

[tnhl77]

@rumtorun you go turn that prop by hand go ahead I dare ya

[lspons]

climbing like a lift ¡¡

[MrTank2112]

climbs like a monkey

[VagrantNoName]

3 haters got FOKKED over.

[Arckitekt]

It had 4 wings. A small one on the landing gear

[jaborla]

Mother Fokker

[CSnakeV]

I wanna drive that.

[RJfan]

damn that thing's like an ultralight. it got into the air in NO time!

[MasterBattle2000]

Fow-car

What the hell!

[czwij]

@MasterBattle2000 could have said it worse; Fak - car

[smeghead666]

Radial D:

[airlinerdude12]

silly women- it is pronounced Fah-ker

[superirish4354]

anyway red baron will be ever a hero!!!

[MyMMC]

10ps??'

lol not true...

Oberursel UR III Umlaufmotor had 245 Ps!!!

[pongboy1100]

i really, really, REALLY want to fly one of these bastards over Germany! that is the one thing that i want to do! don't care if the weather is bad i want to fly in one of these flying fortresses :D

[paullubliner]

This thing needs a rotary.

[tfneuro]

As cool as it is, this replica lacks one very important DR1 feature: the rotary radial engine (replaced by a regular radial).

Never the less, I WANT ONE!

[meatisdeliciouse]

The start of the modern era, are there any of these planes still in existance?

[cheetoman23]

yeehaw

[thegunther999]

thats not von richtoffen

[marlanw]

The white scarf blowing in the wind was a really nice touch.

[cruellad3vil]

The original would have had a rotary engine.. The one shown in this video is a radial.

[MyUndefinedSerenade]

amazing plane! WOW

[MyUndefinedSerenade]

this is a great plane!!! WOW

[carmium]

So was the DR-1 set up like this with a stationary engine or is this a modern replacement?

[Goodtime618]

@carmium Fokker DR.1 was powered by a 110hp rotary engine ;)

[carmium]

@Goodtime618 So... the whole thing rotated then?

[Goodtime618]

@carmium Yes, the whole engine rotated, that's how it was cooled ;D

[carmium]

@Goodtime618 Pardon my density! It finally dawned on me that the term "rotary" engine does not equate with "radial." So when one hears or reads "Oberusel rotary engine..." it's a radial, but a rotary as well. The plane here is a stationary radial, if that's what you'd call it. Much easier to fly, I should think!

[lemonite1]

@carmium Yeah, and you had to spin the propeller for the inertia starter, kinda like a lawnmower.

[carmium]

@lemonite1 Good point; in the days of yore, you'd be swinging the whole engine around, wouldn't you? Makes one wonder why they built them that way at first.

[lemonite1]

@carmium I think that back then, the engines were small enough to "bump start" themselves. We're talkin' about 100-130 hp engines,radial, and single row.The propellers, on the other hand, were wooden and relatively heavy. They could provide more than enough inertial to fire em' up despite any flywheel, magneto, or gear starter. These are the days before alternators and starter generators.Then again, no throttle either.

[cubosensaj]

its german not dutch

[50zcarsman]

Wow -- the tail skid lifts right up at no more than 20 kts, and it's wheels-up within , what, 75m? And that initial rate/angle of climb -- a real kite! Jinking looks easy in these things -- the pilot did it once or twice unintentionally. I hear they shed wing surfaces in climbs too steep -- likely more a product of late war German industrial angst than to any inherent design flaw. Great vid -- THANKS!

[09Eurico]

e pior voa né!!!

[TheRcgeek]

How beautiful is this wonderful German machine. Truly a work of moving art.. whether in RC form or the real thing the way these machines move is awe inspiring, breath taking and majestic. Its a pity a war had to make this... but I'm glad the Germans built it. If it were Chinese built it would have lasted 2 flights and fallen apart!!!! LOL

[beeroosterm]

@TheRcgeek I believe they fell apart when the Germans made them - at least initially. And the Chinese are building the new Cessna 162 trainers. That being said, I don't trust Chinese industry at this time...

[accuruneide]

I'm amazed! Maybe I was one of them in the past! When I look at this aircraft I feel something inside... a total recall... I feel like if I am thinking at the most important love of my whole life, who knows why! A day, when I'll be able, i'll buy one of them and re-start to flight as I did :-)))

[racinglad]

No rotary engine on this one. Obviously a replica.

[TacoClanLeaderHalo]

@racinglad did you read the description?

[tobbi1983]

holy shit... at least "try" to pronounce the names the right way... everytime you name one of the german pilots my ears start vomiting...

[penetriergott]

LOL wie der am anfang die kiste hochruppt, sieht nice aus^^

[cobrachoppergirl]

That rudder action at 1:45 is just righteous, you could tear up the sky with a rudder like that.

[Bosch232]

Totally agree with Beefliverpie's comment.

[ALLERTORLOVER69]

10 hp hot digaty i have a triplane engine at my granpas house

[jayci68]

So beautiful...

[Bamchucknorris]

the engine is not orgional :(

wheres the rotary?

[superchase08]

i would sell my testicle for one of those!!!!

[cobrachoppergirl]

Holy smokes did you see that climb right off the runway. I have never seen a pilot of a WW1 replica put a plane into such a ballsy climb. And he actually does a slip with the big ass rudder.

[tomasperry]

US speakers go to great lengths to mispronounce any word they can. I once hear the Japanese name Kaori as kay-aw-rye, which is just bloody-minded.. Ask anyone to say "I'm going to marry merry Mary" and see what happens.

[Luminahawke]

@tomasperry Should see Japanese speakers. xD

[DottyWang]

Someone told me the momentum of a rotary engine dragged the plane sideways and you'd easily crash it. Maybe they didn't want to lose the plane they'd just build?

[t1oxETy]

why have the fokker if the engine isnt the same?

[minaedwar]

@t1oxETy you're right, Fokker DR 1 engine is a rotary enginr

[t1oxETy]

@minaedwar i saw a fokker dr.1 fly but i found out the engine was a ''new model'' so to fit it he had to make the nose longer -_- when i found this out i left :p others loved it tho

[tomek127612]

que guerra estupida puta???? ww1 o ww 2

[safetychoice]

I'll bet Manfred would have loved the self starter.

[dwightmcmahan]

F THE RED ASS WIPE FRANK LUKE WHERE IT AT

[SteveD328]

This airplane has not only the wrong engine, but the wrong type of engine.

[BruceK10032]

Nice replica! Looks great! Too bad the sound track is totally unintelligible.

[Rikki0]

Can you imagine trying to land that sucker in a crosswind? Holy groundloop, Manfred !

[jaroslavpirkl]

what a stupid broken sound?

[mazdarodi]

@jaroslavpirkl Yeah man, the sound is freakin me out... what is going on there?

[Pat2296]

What amazing pilots. What they could do with those little things made of cloth and wood is astonishing.

[Nassault630]

No engine sounds, a pity.

[ToreDL87]

Doesnt matter if there is a engine sound, the engine on that DR.1 replica is a radial, not rotary :)

[localdude69]

Audio is no longer synched with the video.

[Aszzeth]

damn it, that design is legend! i want to fly that, i wanna feel like Richthofen... :( although it looks kinda fragile...

[cobaltjones]

yeah, that rudder especially looks like it would tear off at 100 mph.

[4bidndonut]

This museum is great, I highly recommend it. They seem to have an event every weekend in the summer, there are always planes (vintage and original) flying, even if it's their annual antique truck/tractor show, which is awesome in it's own right! Worth the trip from Boston!

[qu4k3w0r1d]

@4bidndonut You should check out the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in Rhinebeck NY, too! I've made that trip from Boston as well, and it is totally worth it.

[gwanur]

Boelcke died in October of 1916, the Dr.1 did not fly until August 1917.

[Beefliverpie]

This gal brutally butchers those famous German flier's names!

[terryjohn]

yep so'

[BenFenrirson]

@Beefliverpie Yes ... she does :). But it's hard not to do that when you aren't german.

[fauxsham]

@Beefliverpie wow, she actually managed to get them ALL wrong, thats quite a talent.

[tenrazo215]

@Beefliverpie especially when she said "go-ring." LOL. 

[seanyfitzintheD]

This plane is not original, because the engine is clearly a radial and not a rotary, as were most engines from that time, such as the gnome. The engine would have turned with the prop. See the real richtoven take off video.

[seanyfitzintheD]

It never could have climbed like that, if it was from 1917

[jmu24]

yea it could of. These things were said to be the most maneuverable fighter of WW1

[katsugraphics]

short takeoff, Wow, though he was gonna stall. betcha it scares the new guy in the tower every time.

[cobrachoppergirl]

holy smokes look at that rate of climb... yeah i could dance around anybody in one of these... perfect for flying through the orchards in chasing the groundhogs

[akamaroovis]

I love these planes! Wish I could fly one....