Fokker E.I

The Fokker E.I was the first successful fighter aircraft, entering combat with the German Army Air Service in mid-1915 which marked the start of a period known as the "Fokker Scourge" during which the E.I and its Fokker Eindecker successors ruled the skies over the Western Front.

Specifications

General Characteristics

• Crew: one
• Length: 23 ft 7 in ( m)
• Wingspan: 32 ft 11½ in ( m)
• Height: 9 ft 5½ in ( m)
• Wing area: 172.2 ft² ( m²)
• Empty: 789 lb ( kg)
• Loaded: 1,241 lb ( kg)
• Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg)
• Powerplant: 1x Oberursel U.0 7-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 80 hp ( kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: mph ( km/h)
• Range: miles ( km)
• Service ceiling: ft ( m)
• Rate of climb: 20 min to 6,500 ft
• Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
• Power/Mass: hp/lb ( kW/kg)

Armament

• 1x forward-firing Spandau lMG 08 machine gun