Fokker E.III

Fokker E.III

Country: Germany

Type: Fighter

Manufacturer: Fokker

Service: 1915 - 1917

First Flight: 1915

Production: 249

The Fokker E.III was the main variant of the Dutch Fokker Eendekker (monoplane) fighter aircraft of the First World War. It entered service on the Western Front in December 1915 and was also supplied to the allied Central Powers of Austria-Hungary and Turkey.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ( E.III)

General characteristics

Crew: one, pilot
Length: 7.30 m (23 ft 11 in)
Wingspan: 10.04 m (32 ft 11 in)
Height: 2.49 m (8 ft 2 in)
Loaded weight: 349 kg (770 lb)
Powerplant: 1 x Oberursel U.I 9-cylinder air-cooled rotary engine, 100 hp (75 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 150 km/h (93 mph)
Range: 220 mi (360 km)
Service ceiling 3,600 m (11,810 ft)
Endurance : 2 hr 45 min

Armament

1 x 7.92 mm (0.31 in) MG 08 machine gun