Ferry_vO
September 3rd, 2011, 10:59
There is an event this weekend in the Aviodrome museum to celebrate Anthony Fokker's flight around the St. Bavo church in Haarlem on September 1st 1911 so I thought this would be a good occasion to take a few shots of all the Fokker aircraft in their collection.
This is the Fokker Spin (Spyder, named after all the wires) model 3, a replica built in 1936 by Fokker personel to celebrate the 25th anniversary. The museum has the only other surviving Spin too, which was found in Poland where the Germans hid it after stealing in in 1940.
This replica is flyable and has flown in the past on several occasions.
Because it is rather dangerous by today's standards I doubt it will fly again.. At least they performed an engine run today!
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Fokker%20Aviodrome/IMG_3877_8_9_fused.jpg
The Hirth 80hp engine:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Fokker%20Aviodrome/IMG_3883_4_5_fused.jpg
During the engine run:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Fokker%20Aviodrome/IMG_3907.jpg
Very few pre-WW2 aircraft survive, and this F.II is a replica too:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Fokker%20Aviodrome/IMG_2972.jpg
This F.VII though is an original aircraft! It was built for Denmark but found it's way to the museum:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Fokker%20Aviodrome/IMG_2966.jpg
A Fokker Dr.1, part of the Early Birds Foundation collection. The museum has a Dr.1 replica too (There arean't any original Dr.1's left) but this one was outside in the sun and not in some dark corner. Fitted with a radial in stead of a rotary engine and flyable:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Fokker%20Aviodrome/IMG_3772_3_4_fused.jpg
Also from the Early birds comes this D.VII replica. fitted with an original Mercedes engine. Flyable as well!:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Fokker%20Aviodrome/IMG_3827_8_9_fused.jpg
This 1925 C.VD is the only original and complete Pre-WW2 military aircraft that survived:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Fokker%20Aviodrome/IMG_3582-kopie.jpg
Other aircraft in the collection include the C.1, F.8, B.4 flying boat and S.4 but those are far from complete (Though the S.4 is making good progress!)
This is the Fokker Spin (Spyder, named after all the wires) model 3, a replica built in 1936 by Fokker personel to celebrate the 25th anniversary. The museum has the only other surviving Spin too, which was found in Poland where the Germans hid it after stealing in in 1940.
This replica is flyable and has flown in the past on several occasions.
Because it is rather dangerous by today's standards I doubt it will fly again.. At least they performed an engine run today!
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Fokker%20Aviodrome/IMG_3877_8_9_fused.jpg
The Hirth 80hp engine:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Fokker%20Aviodrome/IMG_3883_4_5_fused.jpg
During the engine run:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Fokker%20Aviodrome/IMG_3907.jpg
Very few pre-WW2 aircraft survive, and this F.II is a replica too:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Fokker%20Aviodrome/IMG_2972.jpg
This F.VII though is an original aircraft! It was built for Denmark but found it's way to the museum:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Fokker%20Aviodrome/IMG_2966.jpg
A Fokker Dr.1, part of the Early Birds Foundation collection. The museum has a Dr.1 replica too (There arean't any original Dr.1's left) but this one was outside in the sun and not in some dark corner. Fitted with a radial in stead of a rotary engine and flyable:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Fokker%20Aviodrome/IMG_3772_3_4_fused.jpg
Also from the Early birds comes this D.VII replica. fitted with an original Mercedes engine. Flyable as well!:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Fokker%20Aviodrome/IMG_3827_8_9_fused.jpg
This 1925 C.VD is the only original and complete Pre-WW2 military aircraft that survived:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Fokker%20Aviodrome/IMG_3582-kopie.jpg
Other aircraft in the collection include the C.1, F.8, B.4 flying boat and S.4 but those are far from complete (Though the S.4 is making good progress!)