Airdrome Fokker DR-1 explained

The Airdrome Fokker DR-1 is an American amateur-built aircraft, designed and produced by Airdrome Aeroplanes, of Holden, Missouri. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction and is available in two versions, a full-sized and a 3/4 scale replica.[1] [2] [3]

The aircraft is a replica of the First World War German Fokker Dr.I Triplane, built from modern materials and powered with modern engines.[1] [3]

Design and development

The Airdrome Fokker DR-1 features a strut-braced triplane layout, a single-seat open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1] [3]

The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Both aircraft kits are made up of twelve sub-kits. The dimensions and the engines recommended vary depending on which variant is being constructed. Building time for either version is estimated at 400 hours by the manufacturer.[1] [4] [5]

Variants

Airdrome Fokker DR-1 Triplane - Full Scale Replica
  • This version has a standard empty weight of 5340NaN0, a wingspan of 241NaN1 and is powered by a 1020NaN0 Volkswagen air-cooled engine. Five had been completed by the end of 2011.[1] [2] [3] [4]
    Airdrome Fokker DR-1 Triplane - 3/4 Scale Replica
  • This version has a standard empty weight of 3410NaN0, a wingspan of 17.91NaN1 and is powered by a 640NaN0 Rotax 582 two-stroke or a 650NaN0 Volkswagen air-cooled engine. Twenty-seven had been completed by the end of 2011.[1] [2] [3] [5]

    Notes and References

    1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 92. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
    2. Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 39. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
    3. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 96. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
    4. Web site: Fokker DR-1 Triplane ~ Full Scale Replica. 20 September 2012. Airdrome Aeroplanes. n.d. . https://web.archive.org/web/20101213104029/http://airdromeairplanes.com/FokkerDr-1%7BFullscale%7D.html . 13 December 2010.
    5. Web site: Fokker DR-1 Triplane ~ 3/4 Scale Replica. 20 September 2012. Airdrome Aeroplanes. n.d. . https://web.archive.org/web/20101213103914/http://airdromeairplanes.com/FokkerDr-I%7B3-4scale%7D.html . 13 December 2010.

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