Report On Fokker Triplane March 1918reports On German Aircraft 7

Undoubtedly the most famous fighter of World War 1, the Fokker Dr I was a revelation when it entered service on the western front in 1917. Manfred von Richthofen's JG 1 was the first Jasta to completely re-equip with the new fighter, and in the skilled hands of its numerous aces the Dr I proved a formidable opponent. The Dr I remained in service on the Western Front until replaced by the superior Fokker D VII in May 1918. Just weeks prior to that, however, Germany's leading ace, the great 'Red Baron', had been killed at the controls of a Dr I.

The Fokker D.VII is widely regarded as the best German aircraft of the war. Its development was championed by Manfred von Richthofen. In January 1918, Richthofen tested the D.VII in the trials at Adlershof but never had an opportunity to fly it in combat. He was killed just days before it entered service. When introduced, the D.VII was not without problems. On occasion its wing ribs would fracture in a dive or high temperatures would cause the gas tank to explode. Even so, the D.VII proved to be durable and easy to fly. As noted by one authority, it had "an apparent ability to to make a good pilot out of mediocre material.." When equipped with the BMW engine, the D.VII could out climb any Allied opponent it encountered in combat. Highly manoeuvrable at all speeds and altitudes, it proved to be more than a match for any of the British or French fighter planes of 1918.

This compendium contains the following reports.TREND OF GERMAN AEROPLANE DESIGN: November 1918 REPORT BY TECHNICAL COMISSION ON GERMAN AEROPLANES AND ENGINES: June 1919REPORT ON THE A.E.G. ARMOURED AEROPLANE: July 1918DEVELOPMENT OF D.F.W GIANT AEROPLANE: April 1919REPORT ON THE FOKKER SINGLE-SEATER BIPLANE D.VII: September 1918REPORT ON FOKKER TRIPLANE, March 1918REPORT ON A.E.G. BOMBER, March 1918REPORTS ON THE FRIEDRICHSHAFEN BOMBER, March 1918REPORT ON THE GOTHA BOMBER. WITH NOTES ON GIANT AEROPLANES, September 1918REDUCTION GEARS USED ON FIVE-ENGINED GIANT GOTHA BOMBER (ENEMY ENGINE REPORT NO.16), June 1919REPORT ON THE HALBERSTADT FIGHTER, September 1918 and October 1918REPORT ON THE HALBERSTADT FIGHTER TYPE C. L. IV., October 1918REPORT ON THE HANNOVERANER BIPLANE, July 1918REPORT ON THE JUNKER ALL-METAL ARMOURED BIPLANE TYPE J.I., July 1919REPORT ON THE JUNKER ALL-METAL SINGLE-SEATER MONOPLANE TYPE D.1., July 1919REPORT ON THE L.V.G. TWO-SEATER BIPLANES, September 1918REPORT ON THE PFALZ SINGLE-SEATER, July 1918REPORT ON THE PFALZ TYPE D.XII SINGLE-SEATER FIGHTER, October 1918REPORT ON THE PFALZ BIPLANE, TYPE D.XV., February 1920REPORT ON THE TWO-SEATER RUMPLER, G. 117., July 1918REPORT ON THE TRANSMISSION AND REDUCTION GEAR OF A SIEMENS BOMBER, May 1919

.The AEG G.IV bomber entered service with the German Air Force in late 1916. Because of its relatively short range, the G.IV served mainly as a tactical bomber, operating close to the front lines. The G.IV flew both day and night operations in France, Romania, Greece and Italy, but, as the war progressed, the AEG G.IV was restricted increasingly to night missions. Many night operations were considered nuisance raids with no specific targets, but with the intention of disrupting enemy activity at night and perhaps doing some collateral damage.The AEG G.IV carried a warload of 400 kg (880 lb).] While Gotha crews struggled to keep their heavy aircraft aloft, the AEG was renowned as an easy machine to fly. Some G.IV crews of Kampfgeschwader 4 are known to have flown up to seven combat missions a night on the Italian front. A notable mission involved Hauptmann Hermann Kohl attacking the railroad sheds in Padua, Italy in his G.IV bomber.

The Pfalz D.XII was the successor to the Pfalz D.IIIa series fighter. They were received into service in late summer of 1918. It was a sturdy, agile, and well designed fighter that nearly rivalled the famed Fokker D.VII in performance. Though the D.XII was an effective fighter aircraft, it was overshadowed by the highly successful Fokker D.VII. It was not produced in great numbers due to the amount of time needed to form the plywood fuselage.