Fokker D.VIII

[Pips]

Thank you gentlemen.

[josef scott]

Greg,

I am very curious about this book. I've never heard of it before. Does the content (pics & info) go much beyond what Peter has published in the Datafiles? I checked eBay and there are copies for about 20 euros.

[Gregvan]

Hi Josef Scott,

If you have all of the Grosz Datafiles, mini-Datafiles, etc on the Fokkers, and your major interest is in the operational Fokkers - well, you wouldn't find that much that's new in the new book. There are virtually no scale plans or color profiles at all in this book, just nice, clear photos reproduced in sepia tone. It is a valiant effort to record the data and history of every Fokker prototype, and production design for Germany in the years 1012-1921. Each type is covered by a brief description, generally one good photo, and a listing of dimensions and specs when available.

If you're looking for lots of photos of operational front-line a/c, then this isn't the book. However, for the price I thought it was very, very worthwhile. The text is entirely in German, and it is a very well-presented hardback book. The front cover photo of the front view of a Fokker Dr.I is one of the sharpest triplane photos I've ever seen.

Greg

[spacecrow]

Originally Posted by Gregvan

According to Wenzl, the E.V's engines suffered from the ersatz oil in use, and the Jasta 6 pilots had 30 emergency or forced landings in ten days.
Greg

Wasn't one of the reasons the Triplane was withdrawn from the front was overheating of the Oberusel engines in the summer heat, yet the E.V is then introduced with the same engine and the same result? Seems paradoxical.

[josef scott]

Greg,

Thanks for the info. I'll add it to my list, just not the top!

It brings to my mind another book i saw a few years ago on Fokker Flugzeugwerke before my interest was truly peaked. I believe it was a nice hardcover with good photos, but I don't recall the exact title or author. I do remember it had a lovely photo of Lindenberger's DVII from the starboard side that I've never seen anywhere else. Sound familiar to anyone?

[Taz]

Josef- I heartily agree with Greg on the Grosz/Koos book. The cover photo also happens to be, in my opinion, one of the two best photos ever made of the Fokker Dr.I. I would dearly love to have a high res copy of that photo, especially since it is a detail of a larger photo seen in the book's body. You can actually see the WN on all three wings, the break point where the plywood pieces join on the axle wing denoting the olive/light blue demarcation line, and many other details I had never seen before. That photo is worth the entire price of the book.

Taz
Terry Phillips

[josef scott]

Taz,

Oh, Lord, when will it end?
Another book on the list!

Curiously, the 2 copies I found on eBay.de had different covers! One had the full title and a close-up of a DrI and the other just said "Fokker" and had a full-body shot. They both had identical decriptions.