Giant Scale Fokker Dr.1 Triplane RC Plane - Red Baron WWI Warbird at Warbirds Over Whatcom
This is some footage I took at last year's Warbirds Over Whatcom of a really cool Giant Scale Fokker Dr.1 Triplane RC Plane. Many people think of this as the Red Baron WWI Warbird.
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As you can tell from the screencap, this is no ordinary RC Plane. It is a Giant Scale RC Plane Fokker Dr.1 Triplane.
Here is some history on the real Fokker Dr.1 Triplane:
"In February 1917, the Sopwith Triplane began to appear over the Western Front.[1] Despite its single Vickers machine gun armament, the Sopwith swiftly proved itself superior to the more heavily armed Albatros fighters then in use by the Luftstreitkräfte.[2][3] Fokker-Flugzeugwerke responded by converting an unfinished biplane prototype into the V.4, a small, rotary-powered triplane with a steel tube fuselage and thick cantilever wings,[4] first developed during Fokker's government-mandated collaboration with Hugo Junkers. Initial tests revealed that the V.4 had unacceptably high control forces resulting from the use of unbalanced ailerons and elevators.[5]
Instead of submitting the V.4 for a type test, Fokker produced a revised prototype designated V.5. The most notable changes were the introduction of horn-balanced ailerons and elevators, as well as longer-span wings. The V.5 also featured interplane struts, which were not necessary from a structural standpoint, but which minimized wing flexing.[6] On 14 July 1917, Idflieg issued an order for 20 pre-production aircraft. The V.5 prototype, serial 101/17, was tested to destruction at Adlershof on 11 August 1917.[7]
Compared to the Albatros and Pfalz fighters, the Dr.I offered exceptional maneuverability. Though the ailerons were not very effective, the rudder and elevator controls were light and powerful.[13] Rapid turns, especially to the right, were facilitated by the triplane's marked directional instability.[13] Vizefeldwebel Franz Hemer of Jasta 6 said, "The triplane was my favorite fighting machine because it had such wonderful flying qualities. I could let myself stunt – looping and rolling – and could avoid an enemy by diving with perfect safety. The triplane had to be given up because although it was very maneuverable, it was no longer fast enough."[14]
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