Year: 1917
Engine: Le Rhone or Oberursel
Horsepower: 110
Wingspan: 23 ' 7"
Top Speed: 102 mph (164 km/hr)
Gr. Weight: 1290 lbs (585 kg)
Original/Reproduction: Reproduction
Perhaps the most famous aircraft of WWI, the Fokker Dr.I was built in relatively small numbers. It was difficult to fly and only the best German pilots were able to tame it. However, in the hands of a pilot like Manfred von Richthofen, it was capable of lethal maneuverability. The “Red Baron” went to his death in a Fokker Triplane and the controversy surrounding whether he was shot down from the air or from the ground continues to this day. There are no known original Triplanes extant.