Fokker D.II

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Fokker D.II
Role Fighter
Manufacturer Fokker-Fluzeugwerke
Designer Martin Kreutzer

The Fokker D.II was a German fighter biplane of World War I. It was a single seat fighter aircraft developed before the Fokker D.I. It was based on the M.17 prototype, with single-bay unstaggered wings and a larger fuselage and shorter span than production D.IIs. Using a 75 kW (100 hp) Oberursel U.I, the D.II was underpowered, though the single 7.92 mm (.312 in) lMG 08 machine gun was normal for 1916. The German Army purchased 177.

[edit] Operational history

In service, the D.II proved to be little better than the earlier Fokker Eindecker fighters - in particular, it was outclassed by the Nieuport 11 and 17. A few examples were used by the Kampfeinsitzerkommandos and the early Jagdstaffeln alongside the Halberstadt D.II but the early Fokker biplanes were quickly discarded when the new Albatros fighters came out.

[edit] Operators

 German Empire
 Netherlands
 Switzerland


[edit] Specifications (D.II)

General characteristics

  • Crew: one pilot
  • Length: 6.40 m (21 ft 0 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.75 m (28 ft 9 in)
  • Height: 2.55 m (8 ft 4 in)
  • Wing area: 18.0 m2 (194 ft2)
  • Empty weight: 384 kg (847 lb)
  • Gross weight: 575 kg (1,268 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Oberursel U.I rotary, 75 kW (100 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 150 km/h (93 mph)
  • Range: 200 km (124 miles)
  • Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,125 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 4.2 m/s (820 ft/min)

Armament

  • 1 × fixed, forward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) lMG 08 machine gun

[edit] References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Fokker D.II
  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 399. 
  • World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 894 Sheet 40. 
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pre-1918

M.1 · M.2 · M.3 · M.4 · M.5 · M.6 · M.7 · M.8 · M.9 · M.10 · M.14 · M.15 · M.16 · M.17 · M.18 · M.19 · M.21 · M.22
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German military
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A.I · A.II · A.III
C.I
D.I · D.II · D.III · D.IV · D.V · D.VI · D.VII · D.VIII
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E.I · E.II · E.III · E.IV · E.V
F.I
K.I
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post-1918

Numbering continues German military designations:
B.I · B.II · B.IIII · B.IV · B.V
C.II · C.III · C.IV · C.V · C.VI · C.VII · C.VIII · C.IX · C.X · C.XI · C.XIV · C.XV
D.IX · D.X · D.XI · D.XII · D.XIII · D.XIV · D.XVI · D.XVII · D.XXI · D.XXIII
DC.I
F.II · F.III · F.IV · F.V · F.VI · F.VII · F.VIII · F.IX · F.X · F.XI · F.XII · F.XIV · F.XVIII · F.XX · F.XXII · F.XXIV · F.25 · F26 · F27 · F28 · F.29
FG.I · FG.II · FG.III · FG.IV
G.I
S.I · S.II · S.III · S.IV · S.IX · S-11 · S-12 · S-13 · S-14
T.II · T.III · T.IV · T.V · T.VIII · T.IX
Numbering based on seating:
F.XXXVI · 50 · 60 · 70 · 100 · 130
Fokker America

F.7 · F.9 Universal · Super Universal · F.10 · F.11 · F.14 · AF.15 · F.18 · F.32
United States
military designations

Observation: AO-1 · CO-4 · XO-27
Transports: T-2 · C-2 · C-5 · C-7 · C-14 · C-15 · C-16 · C-20 · C-31 · RA
Bombers: XLB-2 · XB-8 · FT-1 · FT-2
Attack: XA-7
Fighters: PW-5 · PW-6 · PW-7
Ambulance: A-2
Trainer: TW-4
Unbuilt airliners

V.44 · F.XIII · F.XV · F.XVI · F.XVII · F.XIX · F.XXI · F.XXIII · F.XXXVII · F.56
Unbuilt military

D.24 · XHB-2
Idflieg D, DD- and DJ-class aircraft designations
D- and DD- class

AEG: D.I  • D.II  • D.III

Albatros: D.I  • D.II  • D.III  • D.IV  • D.V  • D.VI  • D.VII  • D.VIII  • D.IX  • D.X  • D.XI  • D.XII

Aviatik: (D.I not assigned) • D.II  • D.III  • D.IV  • D.V  • D.VI  • D.VII

Daimler: D.I  • D.II

DFW: D.I  • D.II

Euler: D.I  • D.II

Fokker: D.I  • D.II  • D.III  • D.IV  • D.V  • D.VI  • D.VII  • D.VIII

Friedrichshafen: D.I  • DD.II

Halberstadt: D.I  • D.II  • D.III  • D.IV  • D.V

Junkers: D.I

Kondor: D.I  • D.II  • D.III  • D.IV  • D.V  • D.VI

LFG/Roland: D.I  • D.II  • D.III  • D.IV  • D.V  • D.VI  • D.VII  • D.VIII  • D.IX  • D.X  • D.XI  • D.XII  • D.XIII  • D.XIV  • D.XV  • D.XVI  • D.XVII

LVG: D.I  • D.II  • D.III  • D.IV  • D.V  • D.VI

MFW: D.I

Naglo: D.I  • D.II

Pfalz: D.I  • D.II  • D.III  • D.IV  • D.V  • D.VI  • D.VII  • D.VIII  • D.IX  • D.X  • D.XI  • D.XII  • D.XIII  • D.XIV  • D.XV

Rumpler: D.I

Schütte-Lanz: D.I  • D.II  • D.III  • D.IV  • D.V  • D.VI  • D.VII

Siemens-Schuckert: D.I  • D.II  • D.III  • D.IV • D.V  • D.VI

Zeppelin-Lindau: D.I
DJ- class
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