ACE-09-C
Consignment
This is a Consignment sale item we are offering. It comes in its original box.
One rigging string is loose are shown in final photo.
John Jenkins Designs ACE-09 Fokker DRVII F 5125/18
*This model does not have a screw hole for the flight stands.*
The Fokker D.VII was a German World War I fighter aircraft designed by
Reinhold Platz of the Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. Germany produced around
1,700 D.VII aircraft in the summer and autumn of 1918. In service, the
D.VII quickly proved itself to be a formidable aircraft. The Armistice
ending the war specifically required Germany to surrender all D.VIIs to
the Allies at the conclusion of hostilities. The aircraft saw widespread
service with many other countries in the years after World War I.
The Fokker D.VII entered squadron service with Jasta 66 in early May
1918. The type quickly proved to have many important advantages over the
Albatros and Pfalz scouts. Unlike the Albatros scouts, the D.VII could
dive without any fear of structural failure. The D.VII was also noted
for its ability to climb at high angles of attack, its remarkably docile
stall, and its reluctance to spin. These handling characteristics were a
huge improvement over other contemporary planes such as the Camel and
SPAD, which stalled sharply and spun vigorously.