Fokker DVI

[leo]

One of the interesting planes turned out by the Fokker Works was the DVI, a biplane powered by the Obereusel 110HP engine. It had a good turn of speed down low and was supposed to have good maneuverability. The DR1 was greatly influenced by the Sopwith Triplane. I wonder whether or not the DVI may have ben influenced either by the Sopwith Pup or Camel.

Did any German units or aces feature this aircraft? I have also read "somewhere" that a number of DVI were sent to serve with the kuk LFT, but I have never been able to confirm this in subsequent studies. Anyone have any information on this Fokker?

I have seen replicas of the Fok.DVI Nice plane I don't know why it wasn't built in larger numbers.
Basicly it was a Fok.DRI fuselage and engine with the wings of a Fok. DVII. Smallish in size but Small is good, look at the Nieuports,Pups, and Hanriots.
Cher'o,
Lt. Dwight Rudder, RFC

[Craig]

The D.VI wasn't used much because of its engine, specifically the unavailability of suitable lubricants to blockaded Germany in 1918.

Jasta 81 was issued some, but the aforementioned problem limited their use. The Fokker E.V/D.VIII faced similar limitations.

Austria-Hungary purchased 15 D.VIs, recieved 7 of them, requested that D.VIIs or D.VIIIs be substituted for the rest (never recieved I believe). All 7 of the D.VIs entered the Hungarian Red Airborne Corps in 1919. I don't know if they entered Austrian service before the armistice.

[Dan_San_Abbott]

Craig:
It was a policy of most manufacturers to develope two designs simultaneously. This may have been an instruction from Idflieg. Fokker was one of those that developed two designs at the same time. The practice was one design with an inline engine and a rotary in the second design. The Fok.D.VI was not taken seriously by Idflieg. Proof of this is only 60 were ordered. They did not enter production at Fokker until after the first production order for the Fok. D.VII was well under way. From my records 22 were accepted in May 1918 and 25 in June 1918 for a total of 47 Fok.D.VI airplanes. The balance of the order was canceled and the Fokker Werke Nummers assigned to the Fok.E.V which took the place of the Fok. D.VI in production. For data that I have seven were shipped to Austria. On 5 August1918 6 Fok.D.VI machines were delivered to Jasta 80b at Morsberg Airfield in the German 19.Armee. KEST 4b received a few in October 1918 to supplement the SSW D.III in inventory.
Blue skies, Dan-San

[Craig]

Oops! Off by a digit. Thought it was Jasta 81.
Do you concur RE: lube?
Thanks.

The Fokker D-VI has always been a favorite of mine. I just like the looks of the plane.
Richard

[Craig]

Richard:

Tony Fokker liked it, too. One of the later V-series prototypes was a 'cleaned up' D.VI with unbalanced ailerons and a more rectangular rudder. He flew it as his personal plane well into the 1920s.

Were it not for the shortcomings of the Oberursel motor, compounded by the castor oil problem, the type would likely have established quite a reputation.

Craig