Fokker D.IV

what is it?

The Fokker D.IV was a biplane fighter designed by the Fokker Aircraft Company (Fokker-Flugzeugwerke) during the First World War for the Imperial German Army's (Deutsches Heer) Imperial German Air Service (Fliegertruppen des deutschen Kaiserreiches). It was a development of the D.I with a more powerful engine and armament. It saw service in limited numbers beginning in late 1916 because structural problems caused by the use of poor-quality components coupled with poor workmanship at the factory.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 9.7 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 160 km/htop speed
• range 220 kmwithout refuelling
• size 841 kgmax take-off weight
• built 44made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 110 years ago, in 1916.
• 🚗Wingspan of 9.7 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1916

introduced

1916

number built

44

role

fighter

origin

German Reich

makers

Fokker

engines

1× Mercedes D.III

crew

1

length

6.3 m

wingspan

9.7 m

height

2.5 m

max take-off weight

841 kg

top speed

160 km/h

range

220 km

ceiling

5,000 m

wings

biplane

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.