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greenknight · 11 December 2003, 03:23 PM

I'm wondering if we can learn something from studying the Fokker T-2 at the NASM?

http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/aero.../fokker_t2.htm

This is the only existing wooden-skinned Fokker wing that comes readily to mind. This example was built at Fokker Netherlands in 1922. I've seen this airplane on display, but its been some years, and I didn't scruitinize it that closely. I seem to remember it in a translucent finish, but of course I don't know how much age and/or restoration may have altered the appearance from what it was originally.

Does anyone think it may come close in appearance to spots on the E.V wing where the streaking was very thin?

In the past I too had simply accepted that the E.V and D.VIII wings were overall olive. Now I ask myself why I never seriously questioned why Fokker, or any other company, would have expended the resources to deliberately darken the underside of the wing of a daytime flying combat airplane. Hindsight, I guess...

Junkers seemed to face a similar issue with their metal wings, but opted to paint the undersides a very light color.

11 December 2003, 03:23 PM	#17 (permalink)
greenknight Scout Pilot Contributor Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: San Antonio Posts: 441	I'm wondering if we can learn something from studying the Fokker T-2 at the NASM? http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/aero.../fokker_t2.htm This is the only existing wooden-skinned Fokker wing that comes readily to mind. This example was built at Fokker Netherlands in 1922. I've seen this airplane on display, but its been some years, and I didn't scruitinize it that closely. I seem to remember it in a translucent finish, but of course I don't know how much age and/or restoration may have altered the appearance from what it was originally. Does anyone think it may come close in appearance to spots on the E.V wing where the streaking was very thin? In the past I too had simply accepted that the E.V and D.VIII wings were overall olive. Now I ask myself why I never seriously questioned why Fokker, or any other company, would have expended the resources to deliberately darken the underside of the wing of a daytime flying combat airplane. Hindsight, I guess... Junkers seemed to face a similar issue with their metal wings, but opted to paint the undersides a very light color. __________________ Regards, Sean Tavares President, WWI Aeroplanes, Inc. Board of Trustees ww1aeroinc.org _____________________________________________ The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something. - Antoine de Saint-Exupery