Fokker E.IV

Fokker E.IV

Country: Germany

Type: Fighter

Manufacturer: Fokker

Service: 1915 - 1917

First Flight: September 1915

Production: 49

The Fokker E.IV was the final variant of the Fokker Eindecker fighter aircraft that was operated by Germany during the First World War. Only 49 E.IVs were built out of the total Eindecker production run of 416 aircraft. Over half of the E.IVs entered service in June 1916 and the last were delivered in December 1916 by which time they were obsolete.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ( E.IV)

General characteristics

Crew: one, pilot
Length: 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 9½ in)
Height: 2.7 m (9 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 15.9 m (172.2 ft)
Empty weight: 466 kg (1,027 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 724 kg (1,596 lb)
Powerplant: 1 x Oberursel U.III 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled rotary engine, 160 hp (119.3 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 170 km/h (105 mph)
Range: 240 km (149 mi)
Service ceiling 3,960 m (13,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 250 m/min (820 ft/min)

Armament

2 x forward-firing Spandau LMG 08 machine guns