Fokker D.V / M.22

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Fokker D.V / M.22

Страна: Германия

Год: 1916

Истребитель

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В.Кондратьев Самолеты первой мировой войны

Первой самостоятельной разработкой талантливого немецкого авиаконструктора Рейнольда Платца на фирме "Фоккер" стал истребитель под заводским обозначением М.22. Он продолжал линию развития бипланов с ротативными моторами D.II и D.III, отличаясь от них значительно улучшенной аэродинамикой.
Фюзеляж новой машины приобрел "граненое" сечение с более плавным переходом от круглого капота к бортам. Мотор полностью закапотирован, а на винт установлен полукруглый кок.
Самолет по размерам был аналогичен D II, но имел одностоечную коробку крыльев. Кроме того, с целью улучшения обзора передней полусферы верхнее крыло было вынесено вперед и имело ярко выраженную стреловидность. Двигатель Оберурсель U.1 был закрыт капотом и коком винта по типу французского истребителя Ньюпор 17. Вооружение включало один пулемет "Шпандау", хотя иногда устанавливались и два.
В сентябре 1916 года самолет успешно прошел испытания и был принят на вооружение под обозначением "Фоккер" D.V. Истребитель выпускался серийно и до конца следующего года успешно применялся в немецких фронтовых эскадрильях западного и восточного фронтов. Из-за недостаточно мощного двигателя самолет не получил широкого распространения, поскольку к моменту его поступления в авиачасти уже существовали машины, обладавшие более высокими летными характеристиками и более мощным двухпулеметным вооружением.
Всего в конце 1916-го и первой в половине 1917 года построено по разным данным от 216 до 300 экземпляров D.V.
В 1918 году уцелевшие "пятерки" перевели в летные школы и учебные подразделения, где они прослужили до полного физического износа. В качестве учебно-тренировочного истребителя самолет зарекомендовал себя весьма положительно.


ЛЕТНО-ТЕХНИЧЕСКИЕ ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКИ
Размах, м 8,75
Длина, м 6,05
Площадь крыльев, м2 15,5
Сухой вес, кг 363
Взлетный вес, кг 566
Скорость максимальная, км/ч 170
Время набора высоты
   2000 м., мин. 6,9
Потолок, м 5000

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A.Weyl Fokker: The Creative Years (Putnam)

In the autumn of 1916 the Nieuport scout was still one of the most formidable fighters on the Western Front. Forced to accept the fact that he was unable to beat the Albatros by using the same water-cooled engine, Fokker decided to try again with a small, light, rotary-powered fighter more like the Nieuport. The Fok. D.II might serve as some sort of basis for a new type. The Service version of the D.II had grown too big and too slow, and had lost in manoeuvrability. Fokker thought that the original M. 17E version was more promising, so the low-fuselage version that had been tried during March 1916 was subjected to a thorough redesign by Platz.
   The new design bore the Fokker type number M.21. Its fuselage and engine installation were virtually identical with those of the M.17E, but the width of the fuselage was reduced to 720 mm. The tail design was similar to that of the monoplanes and the Austrian M.17Es. The undercarriage had the double forward legs of the previous Service types, but in the M.21 they were faired together.
   In order to improve the pilot’s view the upper wing was appreciably further forward than that of the M.17E. To compensate for the change, the upper wing was swept back by 6 degrees. The inverted shovel-blade centre-section was retained, and the diagonal member in the centresection struts connected the lower end of the forward strut and the upper end of the rear strut on each side. Large horn-balanced ailerons were fitted to the upper mainplane only; wing warping had been abandoned for good. The lower wing of the M.21 retained practically the same shape and position as that of the M.17E.
   Fokker found the new aircraft highly manoeuvrable, and faster than the D.II with the same engine. He was at this time in the process of acquiring the major holding of the shares of the Oberursel concern and was therefore doubly anxious to make his new venture a commercial success. So much did he like the M.21 that, years later, he praised its ultimate development as the most manoeuvrable biplane he had ever flown. But the speed would have to be improved for Service use.
   Platz was therefore given the task of cleaning up the design to make it more presentable for the IdFlieg. He focused his attention primarily on the fuselage and engine installation. A close-fitting, full-circular cowling replaced the original horse-shoe cowling, and a large spinner was fitted to the airscrew. This installation reduced drag considerably but left only a narrow annular gap for cooling air; consequently the engine overheated when the aircraft was climbing in hot weather.
   The circular engine cowling was carefully faired into the fuselage sides by light formers and stringers that ran to a point just behind the cockpit. The basic fuselage structure remained that of the M.21. The M.22, as the improved design was named, appeared without the fairing over the front legs of its undercarriage, but production aircraft (Fok. D.V) had it.
   In fighters of less than 140 h.p. one machine-gun (LMG. 08/15) was regulation equipment. In the M.22, as in its predecessors, the cartridge box was placed inconveniently close to the pilot’s knees. It was directly behind the 85-litre (18-7-gal.) gravity tank. This tank now fitted the shape of the fuselage; the earlier cylindrical tanks had been abandoned because of the need to carry more fuel. The M.22 had only this one gravity tank, thus doing away with the need for petrol pumps or pressure feed.
   The wings retained the shape, ailerons and aerofoil section of the M.21, but the gap was slightly reduced. The characteristic centre-section was retained, but its diagonal strut ran the opposite way from that of the M.21. In structural details the wings resembled those of preceding Fokker biplanes, having three riblets between each pair of ribs, and wire trailing edges. The spars were spindled out from planks of Polish pine; originally they were much lighter than earlier Fokker spars, but they had to be strengthened. Ailerons, rudder and elevator were welded steel-tube frames.
   Late in October 1916 Fokker sent Fok. D.V No. 2710/16 (Factory No. 1068) to Adlershof for official strength tests. Like its predecessors, the D.V failed to pass: the wings collapsed under a sand load equivalent to a factor of 4-0 in Case A; both spars of the starboard upper wing failed in the inner bay. Fokker was frantic but again could blame no-one but himself: Platz had pleaded to be allowed to test the wings to destruction in their new experimental workshop before sending the aircraft to Adlershof, but Fokker would not hear of such waste.
   The Flugzeugmeisterei requested that the wings be strengthened before any further structural tests were carried out. A new pair of upper-wing panels were built quickly and arrived within a week. These wings had modified spars and proved satisfactory under test. Finally, a lighter and more easily made spar was proposed by Platz and was accepted by Adlershof. From this time onwards, tests in Platz’s new experimental department at Schwerin greatly reduced the time and resources that the Adlershof laboratories had to spend on Fokker products.
   The controls and control surfaces of the Fok. D.V were found to be reasonably satisfactory in strength, although the ribs of the rudder needed stiffening by the insertion of wooden webs. However, the unduly high resilience and friction in both control circuits were again criticized. The Fokker works apparently did not practise the pre-stretching of cables. Large control forces did not matter to Fokker, who flew only short test hops. He did not realize that fighter pilots often made four or more flights per day, each lasting more than an hour and probably entailing combat. In such conditions, large control forces mattered. The Fokker works were therefore asked to improve their control circuits in future designs. Fokker referred this to Platz.
   On October 11, 1916, the Type Test Committee of the IdFlieg decided to recommend the Fok. D.V for production as a promising type with very good flying qualities. It was indeed the best Fokker fighter that had been built up to that time. Admittedly, its performance was not spectacular, but nothing better could be expected of the 100-h.p. Oberursel rotary.
   E. Ditzuleit states that he never flew an aircraft with better flying qualities; he personally much preferred the Fok. D.V to the later Fok. D.VII and to the captured rotary-powered Sopwith types that he tried out. On Ditzuleit’s recommendation the Navy acquired a number of Fok. D.Vs for operational use, but the type proved too sensitive for most naval pilots and there were many crashes. The Fok. D.V had a sharp stall, following which the port wing dropped quickly. It had a very short take-off run. lifted itself off the ground without any movement of the controls, and climbed by itself, without any change in the elevator angle, to settle at a height of 2 km. (6,600 ft.).
   The Fok. D.V did not find favour with Army pilots on the Western Front. Manfred von Richthofen rejected it in favour of the new Albatros D.III, which had a better climb and higher ceiling. But the Albatros was much less manoeuvrable than the Fok. D.V. The Fokker might have had a warmer reception if its Oberursel engine had not acquired so much notoriety.
   The type saw most of its service with fighter training units, where it became a valuable instructional aircraft; as such it remained in service until the end of the war. All those who could handle it were fit to fly any other sensitive fighter; they also retained pleasant memories of its qualities.
   As an instance of the nature of the Fok. D.V, the Richthofen Fighter Wing received two Fok. D.Vs when the Fok. Dr. I triplane was introduced. Flying the D.V, pilots had to prove their ability to handle rotary-powered fighters before they were allowed to fly the triplane.
   Deliveries of D.V fighters to the Army appear to have totalled 216, beginning with an order for twenty, placed after completion of the structural tests. The first three were delivered in January 1917; by the end of the following month, twenty-five were operational.
As usual, Fokker had begun to produce the type before it was approved for production; consequently all completed components had to be modified, with considerable waste of time and effort.
   After the second of the two short-lived successors to Kreutzer had hurriedly departed from Schwerin, even Platz could not help being aware of the vacuum that existed within the firm. Somewhat diffidently he suggested to Fokker that he be allowed to try his hand at designing a new aeroplane according to his own ideas. At this time Platz had just completed the basic redesign of the M.17E as the M.21. Fokker jumped at the idea. From then on, for an uninterrupted period of eighteen years, a succession of original and successful designs earned the name of Fokker a world-wide reputation in aeronautical engineering.
   Not that life was going to be easy for Platz, for he had had another sample of Fokker’s ideas on equipment in the new experimental department for which Fokker had made him responsible. His team consisted of twenty of the best workers, a good foreman, and one draughtsman. The experimental department’s equipment was typically Fokker: that is to say, improvised from scrap, odds and ends, all at minimum expense. Any trained engineer would have insisted on having standard testing machines and the usual facilities found in such laboratories. At Schwerin there were none.
   Platz recalls that the principal device for testing anything was an eleven-foot-long steel beam of T-section; this was hinged to a wall of the shed. With this lever device (an invention of Platz’s) a load of several tons could be imposed upon experimental components in tension, compression and bending. There were also a couple of gas-welding plants, two drawing boards (one for Platz, one for the draughtsman), and some small tools - drills, vices, clamps and the like. The only equipment actually bought new was purchased on the express order of Fokker - a Yale lock for the door.
   While production of the Fok. D.II and D.III was under way, several experimental developments of the M.22 were built by Platz with the object of producing a really useful Service type.
   As the illustration shows, the single-bay variant had “D.VI” painted on the fuselage. This may have been done in anticipation of an order that did not materialize; there is no official record of a Fok. D.VI of that design and date (the true Fok. D.VI did not come into being until twelve months later, and looked quite different). It cannot even have been a government-ordered prototype.
   In external appearance this so-called D.VI resembled the production Fok. D.V, but the diagonal member in the centre-section struts ran the opposite way from that of the Fok. D.V, and the disposition of the bracing cables was different. These modifications were not requested by the Flugzeugmeisterei, and Platz cannot now recall why they were made. The experimental machine had no fairings over the front legs of the undercarriage.
   At least one other aircraft, virtually identical with the so-called D.VI, existed. This aircraft differed visibly from the other by having more stringers in the fuselage side fairings, differently arranged bracing cables, and faired front legs in its undercarriage.
   A two-bay, long-span variant was built, and was variously known as the M.22ZF, streamlined M.17Z, or streamlined Fok. D.II. In effect it was a marriage of a Fok. D.V fuselage and a set of Fok. D.II warping wings. The arrangement of its centre-section struts resembled that of the D.II.
   A somewhat similar aircraft had a Siemens bi-rotary engine, in which the cylinders and airscrew revolved in opposite directions. The engine was probably the nine-cylinder Sh. II of 110 h.p. It needed a front bearing, and a spider mounting like that for the 160-h.p. Oberursel was produced.
   The cylinders of this engine rotated at only 800 to 900 r.p.m., consequently the cowling arrangements of the Fok. D.V were no longer adequate. As the illustrations show, a smaller airscrew spinner was fitted and the cowling had a number of slots which, with internal guide vanes, provided satisfactory cooling. The slots were so placed that ejected oil could not spray into the cockpit. The slow-running Siemens engine required a large-diameter airscrew; this in turn necessitated a rather tall undercarriage, which consisted of two simple steel-tube vees with single-tube front legs. The structure of the mainplanes differed from that of the M.22ZF in minor details, and the interplane struts were slightly farther inboard.
   The Siemens-powered Fokker was armed with two LMG.08/15 guns and must therefore have been developed far enough for firing trials to be conducted. A test of a 110-h.p. Siemens aircraft at the Fokker Works is mentioned in official records. The type remained experimental, however, and never had a Service designation or order number. It is unlikely that the aircraft was built as a flying test-bed for the Siemens engine.

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J.Herris, J.Leckscheid Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters (A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes 53)

Fokker M.22 & D.V

  The single-bay biplane with swept upper wing that eventually was developed into the Fokker M.22 was first photographed between late June and late July 1916. Possessing a flat-sided fuselage, it was developed into the M.22 featuring a more rounded fuselage by the addition of light stringers, a streamlined, circular engine cowling replacing the previous "horseshoe" design, and metal propeller spinner.
  While at first sight it may be seen as an improved Fokker D.II, the design had made considerable progress since the spring of 1916.
  From the outset, the new fighter was designed with single-bay wings, which provided less drag and made rigging considerably easier. The swept upperwing, the fully-cowled engine, and the streamlined propeller all improved the aerodynamic qualities of the new plane over the D.II.
  The new wings were also designed to be fitted with ailerons from the start, signalling that even at Fokker the days of wing-warping were now well and truly over.
  By October 1916 the development and flight-testing of the M.22 had advanced to the point that Idflieg placed an order for 200 examples of the aircraft for 'school use.' The new type was given the designation D.V, and from the outset its purpose to serve as an advanced fighter-trainer. Aircraft of this initial order were assigned the military serials D.2600-2799/16.
  After the structural problems exhibited by Fokker's earlier biplane fighter designs, the D.V underwent a rigorous test and acceptance procedure.
  Aircraft D.2710/16 was taken at random from the production line and underwent static load testing at Adlershof between 12 October and 1 November 1916. During the course of these testing procedures, Fokker had to supply two reinforced wing cellules and no less than three rudders in order to meet the required safety factors.
  Two further production batches of 50 D.V each were ordered (D.650 - 699/17 in February and D.1600 - 1649/17 ordered in April 1917), bringing total D.V production to 300. Besides the appearance of fairings over the aileron hinge lines on some aircraft, the design of the D.V received no visible modifications during production.
  Acceptance of the production aircraft started in December 1916 and lasted until July 1917. By then, luckily for Fokker, the F.I Triplane design had advanced far enough to supplant the D.V in the Schwerin production halls before long.
  Right from the start, the D.V was purchased as a fighter trainer and was never intended to serve as a frontline fighter. The D.V had delightful flying characteristics and was exceptionally maneuverable, making it perfectly suitable for the trainer role. It has been reported that, after a short take-off run, the type would climb by itself to an altitude of about 2000 meters and then level out.
  However, in spite of its more aerodynamically advanced streamlined nose and the swept upper wing, the 100 hp Oberursel U.I engine was the main factor limiting performance of the type.
  This engine simply was not powerful enough to carry the now-standard double-machine gun armament and provide the performance required to be an effective combat fighter during the first half of 1917.
  The D.V served well in flying schools, naval defence units, and home defence flights. Examples that served with the two latter units were armed, and providing them to naval defence units, tasked with the protection of airship sheds, made sense. There had been raids on these sheds from low level in the past, and fighters powered by a rotary engine required no time to warm-up the engine and had a good rate of climb at low levels.
  The naval defence flights at Cuxhaven, Kiel, and Hage, and the naval schools at Putzig (Puck) and Danzig-Langfuhr (Gdansk-Wrzeszcz) operated the D.V. With 72 D.Vs in its inventory, the German Navy was a major user of the type.
  The D.V did eventually make it to the front in late 1917 and early 1918, but only to serve as rotary-engined trainers attached to combat units that were scheduled to receive rotary-engined fighters, such as the Fokker Dr.I, in late 1917/early 1918. This training basically meant getting accustomed to the peculiarities of rotary-powered aircraft during takeoff and landing: the centrifugal forces of this engine pulled the aircraft to one side, something that did not happen on stationary engines.
  Engine operation, however, was different on the D.V than on the Dr.I. The Oberursel U.I that powered the D.V was operated differently than the UR.II engine that powered the "Triplane". Readers interested in this subject are referred to the outstanding book "The Fokker Triplane" by Alex Imrie, where these details are described perfectly.
  It is possible, though unconfirmed, that a few were also supplied to the few units who were about to receive the Pfalz D.VIII and the SSW D.III and D.IV in mid-1918. By the end of August, just three examples of the type were listed in the frontline inventory. It is unknown if they still served as trainers or were simply retained as squadron "hacks". No example of the type appears in available post-war photographs of German aircraft in the hands of the American, British, or French forces.

1916 “D.VI” Experimental Biplane

  The 'M.22' was the last Fokker prototype with an 'M' factory designation; in the autumn of 1916 Fokker (for an unknown reason) abandoned the 'M' factory designation for factory designs with a 'D' factory designation. This may have been done in order to note the end of the line of designs that Martin Kreutzer was involved with. However, that caused confusion with the 'D' military designation used by Idflieg for biplane fighters. Fokker soon changed this again, this time adopting the 'V' (for "Versuchs", meaning trial or evaluation), for factory prototypes, and the 'D.VI' is the only aircraft definitely known to have carried a 'D' factory designation. The "D VI" designation was also painted on the fuselage sides.
  The aircraft known as the 'D.VI' according to the Fokker factory records was developed in parallel with the D.V. It was so similar to it in appearance that it was obviously a variation of the D.V. Compared to it, the upper wing was raised further above the fuselage, and the cabane structure was somewhat different. The engine may have been a prototype or pre-production example of the Oberursel Ur.II, or maybe a captured Le-Rhone 9. It was certainly not powered by a 100 hp Oberursel U.I since the photographs do not show the usual pushrods in front of the 9 cylinder engine fitted to this experimental airframe. Eventually, serial-production examples of the Ur.II engines only became available in the second half of 1917 to power the Fokker Dr.I.
  This factory designated 'D.VI' fighter of 1916 should not be confused with the military-designated Fokker D.VI fighter of 1918, which was also a Fokker rotary-powered biplane fighter but used Fokker's advanced thick-wing technology that was developed in 1917, and whose first well-known manifestation was the Fokker Dr.I Triplane.
  The 'D.VI', together with a few related prototypes whose factory designations are unknown, brought the first line of Fokker biplane fighter designs to an unsatisfactory end. These early Fokker biplane fighters, especially in rotary-powered form, were maneuverable fighters with delightful handling characteristics. They were well-suited to serve as training aircraft but they lacked the speed, climb, and structural robustness to make them effective combat aircraft.

Fokker Early D-Type Specifications
Fokker D.I D.II D.III D.IV D.V
Fokker Type M.18 M.17 M.19 M.21 M.22
Engine 120 hp Mercedes D.II 100 hp Oberursel U.I 160 hp Oberursel U.III 160 hp Mercedes D.III 100 hp Oberursel U.I
Wing Span, m 9.05 8.75 9.05 9.7 8.75
Wing Chord, m 1.25 1.15 1.25 1.25 1.16
Wing Gap, m 1.34 - 1.35 1.32 1.20
Wing Area, m2 22 18 21.6 22.5 15.55
Length, m 5.7 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.05
Height, m 2.25 2.55 2.25 2.45 2.30
Empty Weight, kg 463 384 452 606 363
Loaded Weight, kg 671 576 710 841 566
Max Speed, km/h 150 150 160 160 160-170
Climb to: 1,000 m 4 4 3 3 3
   2,000 m 9 8 7 - 8
   3,000 m 15 15 12 12 16
   4,000 m 23 24 20 30 24
Roll Control Wing-warp Wing-warp Wing-warp, then ailerons Ailerons Ailerons
Armament 1xLMG 08/15 1xLMG 08/15 2xLMG 08/15 2xLMG 08/15 1xLMG 08/15
Note: Climb times in minutes.

Fokker Early D-Type Identification Attributes
Type Engine Notes Qty Built
D.I 120 hp Mercedes D.II Wing warping, 2-bay, 1-gun 90
D.II 100 hp Oberursel U.I (9 cyl) Wing warping, 2-bay, 1-gun 181
D.III 160 hp Oberursel U.III (14 cyl) Wing warping (ailerons on later), 2-bay, 1-2 guns 210
D.IV 160 hp Mercedes D.III Ailerons with horn balances, 2-bay, 2 guns 44
D.V 100 hp Oberursel U.I (9 cyl) Ailerons with horn balances, 1-bay, 1 gun 300

Fokker Early D-Type Production
Type Order Date Qty Serials
D.V Oct. 1916 200 D.2600-2799/16
D.V Feb. 1917 50 D.650-699/17
D.V Apr. 1917 50 D.1600-1649/17

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O.Thetford, P.Gray German Aircraft of the First World War (Putnam)

Fokker M 22
   This aircraft was a prototype machine which, with revised cowling, became the D V. This was the last design on which Kreutzer worked and the first in which Platz played some part in design.

Fokker D V

   Making its debut in September 1916, the Fokker D V was the production version of the M 22 prototype. It was the last of the M series of thin-wing Fokkers. Design work had been initiated by Martin Kreutzer, but with his untimely death the finalisation of the design is thought to have been the work of Reinhold Platz.
   Certainly a much improved appearance had been bestowed upon the D V. Although basically only a development of the D III and retaining many of the earlier characteristics, the improved lines paid dividends in increased performance. Although production figures exceeded those of any previous Fokker D types - 216 being built - few Fokker D Vs appear to have seen operational service on the Western Front, although Jasta 6 has been reported as having the type on its establishment, one aircraft with the unit being 2642/16. Undoubtedly, being contemporaneous with the Albatros D I and D II, those more powerful types were preferentially disposed to the fighting units at the Front and the Fokker D V relegated to the training of fighter pilots.
   The enclosing of the 100 h.p. Oberursel rotary engine in a completely circular cowling and the fitting of a large, blunt spinner over the airscrew-hub gave a much cleaner nose-entry than with the earlier horse-shoe cowled types. The remainder of the fabric-covered fuselage consisted of a basic box-girder welded from steel tube and wire braced, tapering to a horizontal knife-edge aft. About this were clipped light stringers on the side and top decking, rounding out the fuselage to the circular section of the cowl at the nose and gradually tapering in with a lessening number of stringers towards the tail. Finless tail surfaces followed the tradition of earlier Fokker designs, with slight dimensional adjustments to allow for the alteration of the surface area; the rounded comma rudder and trapezoidal elevators still being of welded steel tube framing with fabric covering.
   Departure from previous practice was made in the wing profile and layout, although the type of construction remained the same. The upper wing was mounted in two panels, with some 5° of sweep, to a centre-section supported on steel tube "N" struts. This mounting close to the fuselage and the staggering well forward of the upper wing, together with the large angular centre-section cut-out, gave the pilot an excellent field of view. The wings were built up on twin wooden spars which were cable braced to steel-tube compression members; thin-section ribs were of ply, with fretted lightening holes and softwood capping strips. Two false ribs were positioned between each of the main ribs. Large overhung, balanced ailerons were installed at the upper wingtips and actuated by cables running through the lower wing then vertically up to connect the operating crank. The lower wing was straight, with slightly raked tips, and was of the same construction as the upper component. Trailing edges were of wire which, with the doping and taughtening of the fabric, imparted the characteristic scalloped outline.
   The undercarriage chassis was of light-gauge steel tube, with a closely spaced pair of struts forming the front leg and a single tube the rear leg. On some aircraft the two front tubes were faired over to give the appearance of a single leg; on others they were left uncovered. The axle was mounted between these two struts and bound to the apex with elastic cord. The strong ash tailskid was mounted on a small inverted pylon of steel tube which also formed the anchorage of the bottom rudder hinge.

TECHNICAL DATA
   Description: Single-seat fighter.
   Manufacturer: Fokker Flugzeug-Werke G.m.b.H. Schwerin am Mecklenburg (Fok.).
   Power Plant: One 100 h.p. Oberursel U I 9 cylinder rotary.
   Dimensions: Span, 875 m. (29 ft. 0 1/2 in.). Length, 605 m. (19 ft. 10 1/4 in.). Height, 2.3 m. (7 ft. 6 1/2 in.). Area, 15.5 sq.m. (167.4 sq.ft.).
   Weights: Empty, 363 kg. (797 lb.). Loaded, 566 kg. (1,245 lb.).
   Performance: Speed. 170 km.hr. (106.25 m.p.h.). Climb, 3,000 m. (9,840 ft.) in 19 min. Duration, ca. 1 1/2 hr.
   Armament: One Spandau machine-gun firing forward. Some aircraft may have had twin guns fitted.

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Описание:Description:

В.Кондратьев Самолеты первой мировой войны
A.Weyl Fokker: The Creative Years (Putnam)
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters (A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes 53)
O.Thetford, P.Gray German Aircraft of the First World War (Putnam)
W.Green, G.Swanborough The Complete Book of Fighters

J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

Fokker D.V 2669/16, Unknown Training School, 1916/1917
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

Fokker D.V 2682/16 "X", Unknown Naval Base Defense Flight, 1916/1917
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

Fokker D.V 2690/16, Unknown Training Unit, Naval Air Service, Early 1917
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Fokker D.V 2775/16, Ltn. Hess, Kampf-Einsitzer Schule Warschau, May 1917
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Fokker D.V 2775/16, "24", Kampf-Einsitzer Schule Warschau, Ltn. Hess, May 1917
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Fokker D.V 2786/16, Billiken
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Fokker D.V 1605/17
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Fokker D.V, Factory camouflage
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Fokker D.V Habicht, Unknown Fliegerschule, 1917
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"Фоккер" D.V германских ВВС, 1917г.

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Anthony Fokker in the cockpit of an unidentified single-seat, single-bay fighter prototype developed from the D.II. The upper wing is the major difference; it is swept-back with horn-balanced ailerons. The engine is a 100 hp Oberursel U.I. This was almost certainly the first prototype of the M.22 series. (Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)
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Anthony Fokker in the cockpit of the unidentified single-seat fighter prototype developed from the D.II. The upper wing is the major difference; it is swept-back with horn-balanced ailerons. This was probably the first M.22 prototype. (Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)
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An other view of the unidentified single-seat fighter, single-bay prototype developed from the D.II. The upper wing is the major difference; it is swept-back with horn-balanced ailerons. The wing cellule appears essentially that of the production D.V; it differs from the D.V in its fuselage and cowling contours and lack of a spinner.
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Fokker D.V M 22 prototype
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The swept upper-wing shows well in the side view, as does the longer fuselage, especially when compared to the side view of Werknummer 1068. Both aircraft still lack the three cooling holes on the bottom of the engine cowling seen on later production aircraft.
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The far more compact and clean appearance of the single-bay D.V, especially when compared to the two-bay D.II, is readily apparent in the frontal view of the prototype. The Garuda airscrew remained the same, though a big spinner has been fitted.
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Aerodynamically, the D.V was a big step forward compared to the identically-powered D.II. The wooden stringers on the forward fuselage, which resulted in a rounded shape allowing a neat fit of the circular engine cowling, show through the fuselage fabric.
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The fuselage of the "true" Fokker D.V prototype under assembly at Schwerin. Identical to the Fokker D.I - D.IV, the upper wing center-section was an integral part of the fuselage.The forward landing gear legs were straight rather than being swept forward slightly, as on the production D.V.
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A pair of unarmed D.V sat Brest-Litowsk. Nearest to the camera is 2651/17, an early-production machine
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The newly-designed circular engine cowling prevented the forward fuselage of the D.V from suffering from the same amount of staining and wear seen on the D.II and D.III. Yet the lowest of the forward fuselage stringers on D.V 2655/16 has already been stained by castor oil.
D.V 2655/16 seen here was one of the earliest production aircraft to be photographed. The light green paint on the cowling has been applied a bit further towards the rear. Again, the spinner, wheel cover and struts appear to be painted light green, too. The dark green paint has been applied only to the rear third of the engine cowling and the forward fuselage and upper forward fuselage panel.
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Application of the Black (?) and White marking ahead of the fuselage cross lead to the application of the military number 2669/16 above the "Fok. DV" inscription. The ground crew members in the left foreground appear not to be very keen to have their picture taken...
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Carrying a similar marking to the aircraft above, this is in fact a very different D.V. It is armed with an LMG 08 machine gun and the tip of the spinner has been painted in an unknown color. An addition very rarely seen on a D.V can be seen on the rear interplane struts, where leader's streamers have been attached. Thus this may have been the "personal" plane of the commander of a flying school.
The two-color engine cowling shows well on this unidentified D.V, which carries some rare personal markings, too. Here it seems the wheel covers were painted light.green, while the struts have been painted dark green. Photographs indicate that on the D.V, the strut fairings were not wood brown. They were painted in one of the greens, on some planes possibly even light blue. The metal clamps holding the covers in place were generally of the same color as the wooden strut fairings, indicating that both these items were painted.
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Fokker D.V 2676/16 is set up to have pictures taken with a tripod mounted camera. On frontline aircraft, an Idflieg regulation issued on 29 October 1916 decreed that fuselage and wing crosses were to be applied with a 5 cm wide white border around them. The crewmen of this Naval unit have carried over these instructions to the rudder, too, which was to remain white.
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One of the photos taken during this occasion allows a close look at the dense streaked camouflage applied to the early-production D.V aircraft. The scalloped fabric covering of the aileron hinge lines is prominently visible in this shot.
Operated by a Naval defense unit, Fokker D.V 2676/16 was an early-production D.V which was finished in the "dark" version of the streaked scheme. The camouflage pattern was applied in a very dense way, both on the wings and fuselage.
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A very grainy photo of unarmed D.V 2684/16 in a well-lit spacious hangar. The exhaust fumes have removed the paint on the below half of the forward fuselage maintenance panel.
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Leutnant Hans Elmenhorst died in the crash of Fokker D.V 2687/16 in May 1917 at Bavarian Flieger Schule 1 at Schleissheim.
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View of Fokker D.V 2688/16, possibly in Bavaria.
Here, the dark green streaks extend to the rear of the cockpit. In this case, the struts appear to be painted light blue, since they are somewhat lighter than the spinner and wheel covers.
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View of Fokker D.V 2688/16, possibly in Bavaria. The square object hanging in the middle of the interplane struts is the rectangular forward fuselage maintenance panel which has been opened and is now hanging in the middle of the interplane struts.
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"Фоккер" D.V 2688/16 без вооружения на немецком полевом аэродроме. Эта машина использовалась в 1917-18 гг. для тренировки летного состава.
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Supposedly the masked pilot shown here is Ltn. Robert Tuxen sitting in the seat of the same aircraft, 2688/17, while Jasta 6 was undergoing conversion training from the inline-engined Albatros fighters to the rotary-powered Fokker Dr.I that was delivered to his unit. (PMG/STDB)
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D.V 2690/16 Number "6" was an armed Naval defense fighter. In a seemingly staged scene, the pilot is getting some last-minute instructions.
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Ltn. Hempel is seen seated in the cockpit of D.V 2697/16. Most likely, the pilot and aircraft served with one of the Naval units which operated armed examples of the D.V.
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Fokker D.V 2710/16 (M.22 w/n 1068) was photographed at Schwerin in October 1916 before it was sent to Adlershof for a static load test.
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Fokker D.V 2710/16 (M.22 w/n 1068) was finished in the two-color segmented camouflage scheme which was more common on the D.II and D.III types. The metal components were left in the unpainted "engine turned" finish.
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The Fokker M.22, prototype of the Fok. D.V.
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Seen here upon arrival at Adlershof, the works number 1068 can be seen on the bottom of the rudder. The wing upper surfaces of 2710/16 have also received the two-color segmented camouflage paintjob. Note that the fuselage cross and military number were still missing when these photos were taken.
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A standard Fok. D.V 2710/16 dismantled for transit.
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Soon after arrival, the wings of 2710/16 were mounted to the fuselage, but for some unknown reason the spinner was removed, revealing the backing plate. These four photos of this plane illustrate how different the two-color camouflage was rendered on orthochromatic film under different lighting conditions.
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HAMSTER was another case of an early Fokker D-type having its wheels mounted inside out. The "Innen" (inside) writing now appears on the outside. This little conversion widened the track and allowed easier access to the valve covers.
Unarmed Fokker D.V 2721/16 HAMSTER trainer lacks a spinner. Like other Fokker fighters of this generation the upper wing leading edge center section was turned up to provide a better view for the pilot.
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Unarmed Fokker D.V 2721/16 HAMSTER at FEA 3 at Gotha.
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Another view of unarmed Fokker D.V 2721/16 HAMSTER trainer with ground crew.
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Hauptmann Hellmuth Volkmann, the commander of Kampfeinsitzerschule Warschau, is seated in Fokker D.V 2729/16. The factory stencil "Anstellwinkel 7 degrees" can be seen on the trailing edge of the lower wing, and the plane appears to be factory-fresh.
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A D.V attracts the attention of a civilian visitor at FEA 5 at Hannover. This, aircraft was apparently fitted with a "Garuda" propeller at the factory which was one with a curved shape, possibly a "Heine". This was of a different overall shape, and the openings in the spinner left by the prop switch were faired over with small metal patches which were left unpainted. This may be D.V 2756/16.
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The fuselage of D.V 2769/16 is being towed by car along the ground at Schwerin on a winter day around the turn of 1916/17. The metal nose components are still unpainted, the fuselage cross is missing, as are the starboard wheel hubs.
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Fokker D.V 2775/16 '24' trainer flown by Ltn. Hess attached to the Kampfeinsitzerschule Warschau in May 1917. (All photos this page and facing page courtesy of Moshe Bukhman)
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A pilot ready to take-off in Fokker D.V 2776/16 '25' trainer attached to the Kampfeinsitzerschule Warschau.
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On 28 January 1917, Belgian pilots engaged an ‘Aviatik scout’, much faster than the Nieuport. It may have been the little-known Fokker D.V.
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Fokker D.V 2786/16, was accepted at Schwerin in March 1917 and served with the Kampf-Einsitzer Schule Warschau (Warszawa). It was marked with an artistically-applied "Billiken" figure, which was a popular talisman figure in the early years of the 20th century. (Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)
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Shown here is possibly D.V 2791/16, although the second to last digit of the military number is impossible to make out. Here, the dark green streaks on the forward fuselage extend up to the end of the upper forward fuselage panel. The engine cowling is painted almost exactly half and half in the two greens.
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A trio of mechanics pose with their charge, which may be Fokker D.V 2791/16 (w/n 1279), but the works number on the forward strut is almost impossible to make out.
The very clear photo shows important details of the D.V factory scheme. The engine cowling was painted in two different colors - the forward "curved" half was painted light green, as was the spinner. These paint scheme details can be seen in all of the following photos. Apparently, the wheel cover was light green on this plane, too, as were the struts. The rear "ring" of the engine cowling was painted dark green, as was the upper forward fuselage cover and the maintenance access panel behind the elbow of the mechanic standing in the middle.
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Several Fokker E-Types share a hangar with a single D.V from the first production batch. The numbers applied to the monoplanes and the hangar suggest these aircraft served with an FEA in Germany. (Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Fokker E.I / E.II / E.III / M.14 - Германия - 1914
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At least two aircraft marked with the "Billiken" character flew with the Kampf-Einsitzer Schule. On the example closest to the camera, of which only the first two digits "27" of the military number can be made out, it was applied in front of the fuselage cross above the number. (Photo courtesy of To"Billiken''Weber)
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Fokker D.V 655/17 was an early machine from the second batch of 50 aircraft. Very few photos of aircraft from this batch have been found, and none of them show an armed aircraft. On this plane, the wing struts are painted in light green or light blue.
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A later aircraft from the same batch, but only the digits 677/17 can be deciphered. This example has a light-colored spinner, which was either painted or left in natural metal finish. On this plane, the struts were apparently painted dark green. (Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)
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"Фоккер" D.V без вооружения на немецком полевом аэродроме. Эта машина использовалась в 1917-18 гг. для тренировки летного состава.
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Fokker D V (serial 692/17) trainer with armament removed. The D V was ordered as an advanced trainer, but was issued to some home-based defence units.
Fokker D.V 692/17 was one of the last aircraft from the second batch. Note the shadows of the wing struts and rigging wires cast onto the fuselage by the low-standing sun.
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According to the photo signature, Uffz. W. Becker is seated in the cockpit of D.V 1606/17 at an unidentified training location during the summer of 1917 positions. The conversion to the straight-sided Balkenkreuz marking was only required to be carried out on frontline aircraft.
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A single man could lift the tail of the light-weight D.V by grabbing its tails skid, as is demonstrated here with 1633/17. On this example, the struts were painted in a lighter color than the wheel cover, and they were either light green or light blue.
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D.V 1637/17 was one of the last machines from the final D.V production batch. It was accepted in June 1917 and was one of the last aircraft of the type to be built. Again, the two-color cowling shows well. The spinner is again obviously painted light green, while the front part of the fuselage fabric is painted dark green, softly fading into the thinly-applied light green streaks up to the middle of the cockpit. A similar style of camouflage application can be seen behind the fuselage cross. The fuselage datum line was only seen on aircraft from the last 1600/17 - 1649/17 production batch.
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One of the last D.V to be produced, 1644/17, perfectly illustrates the fuselage datum line that was only seen on aircraft from the last D.V batch, 1600/17 to 1649/17. Also note how the application of the fuselage camouflage scheme thins down from the forward fuselage to the cross.
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Лейтенанты Баумер и фон Хиппель возле "Фоккера" D.V, принадлежавшего 5-й истребительной эскадрилье (Jasta 5) германских ВВС.
Leutnants Paul Baumer and H J von Hippel with a Fokker D.V on the Jagdstaffel 5 airfield at Boistrancourt.
The effect of the darker color blending into the lighter color can be seen above on the nose of Paul Baumer's D.V.
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Vzfw. Paul Baumer in front of a Fokker D.V while visiting his friend Hans-Joachim von Hippel (seen at right in the below photo) at Jasta 5 in front of the hangars at Boistrancourt airfield in January 1918. Some front-line Jastas received one or two D.V trainers to familiarize themselves with rotary-engined fighters before they transitioned to the Fokker Dr.I triplane. This was the case with Jasta "Boelcke" with which Baumer was then serving. These D.V trainers used for familiarization were unarmed and had no personal or unit markings. It's interesting to note that this was a D.V without a white background applied to the lower wing cross area.
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Even noblemen could not be picky with their aircraft in a wartime environment. Here, a badly-worn D.V provides the backdrop for Ltn. Alois Freiherr von Brandenstein during his single-seater training. He would be posted to Jagdstaffel 49 in December 1917, just after this unit had been formed. He scored eight victories with this unit and was posted to Jasta 7 just two weeks before the Armistice.
The same basic color scheme can be seen here, but here the struts seem to be painted dark green.
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The low-standing sun highlights the scalloped fabric covering of the aileron hinge lines on the bottom surfaces of the upper wing here. The tent hangar suggests that this may have been one of the D.Vs serving as a conversion trainer with one of the Jastas scheduled to receive the Triplane in the winter of 1917/18.
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Bruno Rodschinka poses with and unidentified D.V, which he described as "his looping machine". He served as a company pilot with Siemens-Schuckert and demonstrated the SSW D.III and D.IV to frontline pilots in 1918.
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Flugmaat Richter proudly poses in front of his armed D.V; note the rear view mirror fitted to the upper wing cutout. He has further personalized this mount by adding what looks like a female first name onto the top of the engine cowling in white: This seems to read "ROSE", but only the first three letters can be made out clearly, and it may be a different name.
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A tarp cover has been carefully placed onto the opening of the cowling of D.V 1607/17. Note the light-colored rib tapes and the rectangular tray collecting oil dripping from the engine, an unusual detail for diorama builders.
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Student pilot with his Fokker D.V trainer. The object below the wing appears to be the fuselage cover that was installed in front of the cockpit. (Above: Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)
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Fokker D.V without a spinner serves as the backdrop for a group photo of Naval personnel and civilian visitors.
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Fokker D.V Habicht (Hawk) with pilot and ground crew at a flight school. It has not been recorded if this unidentified "Hawk" ever had a chance to chase D.V 2721/16 HAMSTER around the skies.
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The AGO company building seen in the background identifies this photo as being taken at Berlin Johannisthal. The photo gives a good impression of what was going on at Adlershof and Johannisthal in 1917 and 1918, a Rumpler C.IV and men working on a wing laying on the ground can be seen in the background.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Rumpler C.IV - Германия - 1916
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This aircraft from the 6xx/17 range has a light-colored spinner, which was either painted in a light color or retained its natural metal finish. On this plane, the struts and wheel covers seem to be painted dark green. (Peter M. Grosz/STDB)
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Even though this aircraft shows very few signs of use, the fuselage military number is illegible. The location and unit are unidentified, but was most likely at an FEA in Germany. (PMG/STDB)
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Photographed at Brest-Litowsk, the application of the streaks to the upper wing surfaces show particularly well in this photo. This is another example of a D.V with light-colored struts; unfortunately, the print is not sharp enough to make out the Fokker factory number stenciled onto the wing struts. The scalloped fabric covering the aileron hinge lines show well in this photo.
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A D.V is serviced and inspected, and once again no military or factory works number can be made out. Note the clearly distinct rib tapes on the bottom of the lower wing. (Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)
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Another unidentified trainer; in this case the covers have been removed from the starboard wheel, exposing the spokes. It appears that something is written on the below rear fuselage, but the photo is not clear enough to decipher the words.
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Fokker D.V in flight shows its wing planform to advantage. This Fokker D.V was used as an armed defensive fighter at both the Tondern Naval Air Station and at Hage Naval Air Station where this photo was taken. (Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)
The last of this series of comparative failures from Fokker, prior to the appearance of the much promoted Dr I triplane was the DV, the D IV never emerging as such. While the DV, of which 216 were built, showed far better pilot handling than its predecessors, it was deemed to be inferior to the Albatros D IIs just coming into service and, like its immediate forebears, was re-directed to advanced training units. Delivery starting at the close of 1916, the DV was powered by a 100hp Oberursal U I and carried a single 7.92mm Spandau. Top level speed of the D V was 107mph, but climb rate was a fairly tardy 19 minutes to reach 9,800 feet.
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Two in-flight shots of D.Vs. The aircraft in the bigger photo carries white backgrounds to the lower wing crosses, which was not always the case. (Below: Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)
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Fokker D.V trainer in flight. This set of photos was taken at FEA 2 Schneidemuhl in Pommern (Pommerania). (Peter collection/STDB)
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

Landing approaches of two different Naval Fokker D.Vs. On the aircraft shown in the photo above, the white cross fields have been overpainted, leaving only the regulation 5 cm wide border around the crosses. This was usually only done on frontline aircraft and is an indication that this was one of the armed Naval D.Vs tasked with airship shed protection duties. (Below: Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

Instructors and student pilots of Geschwaderschule Paderborn gather for a commemorative photo in front of two of their unarmed Fokker D.V trainers, with a D.II taking the central spot.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Fokker D.II / M.17 - Германия - 1916
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Gen. von Hoeppner visiting Schleissheim in mid 1917: three Fokker DVs and one Fokker DIII are in the line.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Fokker D.III / M.19 - Германия - 1916
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

Five Naval D.V and a D.III, all of them armed, with the pilot in the center of the picture pointing at the aircraft with the white spinner tip which may have been his personal D.V.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Fokker D.III / M.19 - Германия - 1916
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

Half a dozen Fokker D.V fighters and a solitary D.III are parked on the rain-covered tarmac at a Naval airship base. The Fokker D.III has an upper wing with ailerons, but without upper wing crosses.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Fokker D.III / M.19 - Германия - 1916
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

Fokker D.V packed for transport being towed by automobile to the railhead for delivery. (Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)
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View of the engine installation on an unarmed D.III minus wings. The aircraft seems to feature camouflaged fabric while the forward metal parts remain in natural finish. Parked next to it is a Fokker D.V fuselage with white cross background while the cross itself remains to be applied.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Fokker D.III / M.19 - Германия - 1916
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

Uncovered early-production Fokker D.V airframe photographed inside Halle 2 of the Fokker factory. In the photo, the fuselage framework of a D.II has sneaked into the right side of the photo. (Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Fokker D.II / M.17 - Германия - 1916
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Uncovered early-production Fokker D.V airframe photographed inside Halle 2 of the Fokker factory. (Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)
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Fokker D.V framework of the last production series dated April-June 1917.
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Plywood insets have been mounted to the rear third of the fuselage sides of this experimental D.V. This may well have been an airframe that eventually received a 110 hp Siemens-Halske Sh.I engine.
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

The usual Fokker-style human load-testing is being performed on a D.V fuselage inside one of the Fokker factory buildings. Note the piled-up aluminium D.V spinners in the left corner of the photo.
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

The first production D.V fuselages in various stages of assembly at Schwerin. Note the very dense application of the streaky camouflage on the four nearest aircraft. The vast majority of D.V "in service" photos show a much thinner application of the streaks. (Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

The Fokker 'D.VI' fighter prototype. This aircraft was designed in parallel with the D.V. After the M.22 appeared in the autumn of 1916, Fokker abandoned the 'M' factory designation for a 'D' factory designation. (Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

The Fokker 'D.VI' fighter prototype. This aircraft was designed in parallel with the D.V. After the M.22 appeared in the autumn of 1916, Fokker abandoned the 'M' factory designation for a 'D' factory designation. Clearly visible in the close-up photo is the lack of pushrods in front of the cylinders. This proves that the aircraft was not powered by an Oberursel U.I engine. The speed measuring instrumentation, fitted to the right wing of the aircraft in the lower photo, taken in the winter of 1916/17, also supports this theory. (Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)
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This M.22 variant was very similar to the so-called D.VI.
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One Fokker D.V was experimentally fitted with a 110 hp Siemens & Halske Sh I engine. Because of the counter rotating crankshaft and front-mounted gearing and supporting spider bearing structure, the engine required a deeper chord cowling.
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

One Fokker D.V was experimentally fitted with a 110 hp Siemens & Halske Sh.I engine. Because of the counter rotating crankshaft and front-mounted gearing and supporting spider bearing structure, the engine required a deeper chord cowling. (Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)
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Engine cowling produced at Fokker factory covering a Sh I engine installed in a D.V.
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

An The fuselage framework of the Sh.I-powered Fokker D.V photographed at Schwerin. The counter-rotating engine was mounted in a dual-ring support structure, and the cowling was riveted onto these two support rings. The two rows of rivets seen here on the cowling thus serve as an identification feature of this prototype.
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The M.22ZF variant that had the 110-h.p. Siemens-Halske Sh.II engine.
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

Anthony Fokker built this special aircraft, known as the M.19 'Boelcke', especially for the use of ace Oswald Boelcke. In this modified Fokker D.III the 160 hp Oberursel U.III was replaced by a Siemens Sh.I motor. As a result the engine cowling was modified and a spinner was fitted. On the day the machine was flown in and reported ready for use, Boelcke was killed at the front. (Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

More views of the special aircraft M.19 'Boelcke', especially for the use of ace Oswald Boelcke. The normal 160 hp Oberursel U.III was replaced by a Siemens Sh.I motor resulting in the modified engine cowling with spinner. (Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

Fokker M.22ZF (M 17z (versuchs)). An experimental version of the D II with additional stringers rounding out fuselage lines and large spinner fitted. Engine, 100 h.p. Oberursel U I.
This two-bay Fokker fighter prototype was an attempt to upgrade the Fokker D.II by applying the streamlining of the Fokker D.V fuselage to the existing D.II two-bay wing cellule. (Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

Ltn. Robert Tuxen of Jasta 6 crashed D.V 2642/16 into a tree near the airfield at Marckebeeke at 2 p.m. on 11 November 1917. Hay wagons have been requisitioned from a nearby farm to cushion the fall of both pilot and aircraft, and no doubt Tuxen spent a few sweaty moments in the wreck after his crash before the wagons were moved into place. (PMG/STDB)
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

Another nose-over is presented by Fokker D.V 2682/16. The "X" marking was applied in a very similar style to the "R" of Fokker D.II 1576/16, which invites suggestion that "X" was also operated by Marine-Schutzstaffel II in Flanders. (Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

Still smoking, the charred remains of possibly D.V 2700/16 (w/n 1278) reveal the welded steel tube fuselage structure. (Peter M. Grosz collection/STDB)
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

D.V 2747/16 has been perfectly stood on its nose. The unidentified pilot was no doubt relieved to escape unharmed and is greeted by his Naval comrades.
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Bad landing Fokker D.V 2773/16 '29' trainer from Kampfeinsitzerschule Warschau-Mokotow surrounded by Polish soldiers fighting for the Central Powers. This plane and the Russian Voisin captured by soldiers from the Polish Legions were to become the nucleus of the Polish Aviation. Unfortunately, due to strong protests by the German command, both planes were returned to the Germans; 1915-1916 turned out to be too early for such ideas...
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

Several views of Fokker D.V 2773/16 '29' trainer after a bad landing at the Kampfeinsitzerschule Warschau.
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

Two views showing the wreckage of D.V 2788/16, which apparently somersaulted upon impact, as indicated by the squashed tail and damage suffered by the upper wing. The forward fuselage decking was removed, possibly in order to be able to extricate the pilot from the wreck.
The wreck of D.V 2708/16 displays a noticeably thinner application of streaks compared to 2676/16, at least on most of the fuselage.
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

Two views showing the wreckage of D.V 2788/16, which apparently somersaulted upon impact, as indicated by the squashed tail and damage suffered by the upper wing. The forward fuselage decking was removed, possibly in order to be able to extricate the pilot from the wreck.
The wreck of D.V 2708/16 displays a noticeably thinner application of streaks compared to 2676/16, at least on most of the fuselage.
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A well-pranged Fokker D.V 1605/17 of Flieger Schule Stolp on August 31 1918.
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

Naval ground personnel help upright a nosed-over Fokker D.V at either Hage or Tondern as possibly indicated by the airship hangar. The D.V was used as an interceptor/defensive fighter at these two Marine airship stations.
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

Whenever the circumstances allowed, fatal crashes were documented by photographs. These two pictures show the incident in which Ltn. Groth lost his life at Fliegerbeobachterschule Stolp (Pommerania) on August 31, 1918. In spite of the late date, the aircraft still carries the 1916-style Iron Crosses on white backgrounds in all positions. The conversion to the straight-sided Balkenkreuz marking was only required to be carried out on frontline aircraft.
J.Herris, J.Leckscheid - Fokker Aircraft of WWI. Vol.3: Early Biplane Fighters /Centennial Perspective/ (53)

This severely crashed D.V is probably a unique example of a nearly fully overpainted aircraft of the type. The fabric section of the fuselage, the Above wing surfaces and the outer surfaces of the rudder were given a coat of paint in an unknown color. Sadly, no details concerning the unit or location are available.