Fokker D VIII (in USA)

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[waxmurderer]

The reason it looks like Brian's D.8 is because it IS Brian's D.8. After several years at ORA, Kermit bought it about 6 years ago. He brought it to the '05 Dawn Patrol in Dayton, where he used it for rotary demo's. Oddly, he didn't fly it(probably due to insurance, which was rather steep as I recall)...P S

[huevparolbla]

@waxmurderer thank you!

[ctman6969]

GORGEOUS landing! is that an actual rotary engine?

[huevparolbla]

@ctman6969 - fitted with a nine-cylinder 160 h.p. Gnôme Monosoupape rotary engine...

[CarreraGTSCS]

Wow, found this video accidentally and what a find. I had no idea anyone had built such a faithful replica. What a beauty. I've been to OR a couple of times in the last few years but didn't see this bird. Is it still flying? The pilot looks like Kermit Weeks.

[huevparolbla]

@CarreraGTSCS Yes it`s still flying...unfortunately there is no more information

[alexsuchapimp]

that motor sounds like a 2 stroke!

[23mbtx23]

@BavarianBomberWrench Technically the paint scheme is not of the DVIII but rather an E.V which was flown in JASTA 6 in August of 1918... after IDFLIEG investigations & Anthony Fokker being allowed to produce the aircraft the way he originally wanted with strengthened wing at a cost of drag/speed.. the aircraft was redeploy in Oct as the D.VIII when they were redeployed the LOZENGE was darker than on the E.Vs that this 1 PERFECTLY matches. this is 1 BEAUTIFUL & ACCURATE E.V

[23mbtx23]

@FredDude27 LOL of course they are, first of all you wouldnt want real 1s because they would weigh the aircraft down...and second of all with gun laws in the USA you could only have semi automatic MGs and that would be retarded for twin SPANDAU MGS.; The FOKKER E.V(later the d.VIII but E.V paint scheme is shown here) is the best looking and coolest aircraft of the war.. if only the war woulda lasted longer. we could have read after action reports of Multiple D8s attacking SOPWITH SNIPES (DROOLS)

[23mbtx23]

i knew of a dentist in Syracuse that owned/flew one... i dont know if that is this guy's.... but the paint scheme on this aircraft is 100% historically accurate NOT of a D8 but rather a E.V... which was given to Jasta 6 in August of 1918.. 1 pilot got two kills in 3 days in it but Jasta 6 then had two separate wing failures which forced IDFLIEG to ground ALL E.Vs until an investigation was done and so Anthony Fokker strengthened it and they were then named the d8 and redeployed in October 1918

[FredDude27]

Are the machine guns replicas?

[SuperTastyone]

Now that sounds like a real WW-1 plane! nice work, keep it flying!

[cadzag72]

I remember seeing both of Brian's D-8's flying at ORA, his first one in 1993 when I was 11 and this one in 2000. I've seen in on display at fantasy of flight, but haven't been lucky enough to see it fly there. I'd love to see this and the Morane AI he has flying together!

[AceInTheMaking]

One of these has just been completed in NZ, Can't wait to see her in action!!

[MRoesterreicher1]

sounds exactly like n28!

[nateextreme0969]

i envy who owns that