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AchimEngels · 30 January 2003, 10:34 PM

Well,

Wulffo is not sure yet. Since we are doing the more early production versions we are rather limited.

Our own Fokker D.VII will bear the ordinary Fokker streaky finish just to stick with our policy to show how the aircraft left the factory.

Our´s will most probably be marked as 229/18. As you might know 227/18 and 228/18 have most probably been the V.11 and V.18 brought up to D.VII standard. I first have to check the type test documents to see if 229/18 was not the one that was tested to destruction at Adlershof. *

I must admit that I have not gone too far into the historic background of the early series with regard to their use and what happened to the single machines.

Wulffo´s aircraft might get straight crosses and personal markings, but he has not decided on this. Our´s will end up as one of the few featuring "maltee" or "iron" crosses.

The main advantage is of course that the streaky finish is more easy to receive its air traffic certificate, since you can use actual airworthy linen. This would be an advantage for Wulffo´, although I do not think that Ross Waltens repro lozenge fabric would not get aproval. I am not sure if we can use this lozenge five color fabric since I have read elsewhere *

that the very early D.VII after the streaky finish have been covered with four color fabric....or was it vice versa....Have to check first. For god sake have differnt problems with this streaky thing ...

best

Achim

30 January 2003, 10:34 PM	#28 (permalink)
AchimEngels Forum Ace Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Schorndorf - Germany Posts: 2,486	Well, Wulffo is not sure yet. Since we are doing the more early production versions we are rather limited. Our own Fokker D.VII will bear the ordinary Fokker streaky finish just to stick with our policy to show how the aircraft left the factory. Our´s will most probably be marked as 229/18. As you might know 227/18 and 228/18 have most probably been the V.11 and V.18 brought up to D.VII standard. I first have to check the type test documents to see if 229/18 was not the one that was tested to destruction at Adlershof. * I must admit that I have not gone too far into the historic background of the early series with regard to their use and what happened to the single machines. Wulffo´s aircraft might get straight crosses and personal markings, but he has not decided on this. Our´s will end up as one of the few featuring "maltee" or "iron" crosses. The main advantage is of course that the streaky finish is more easy to receive its air traffic certificate, since you can use actual airworthy linen. This would be an advantage for Wulffo´, although I do not think that Ross Waltens repro lozenge fabric would not get aproval. I am not sure if we can use this lozenge five color fabric since I have read elsewhere * that the very early D.VII after the streaky finish have been covered with four color fabric....or was it vice versa....Have to check first. For god sake have differnt problems with this streaky thing ... best Achim __________________ To get permanent access to the FTS download archive, You can apply here: MEMBER APPLICATION. Or buy some of our books on early aviation on CD-Rom just to support our work. :-)