Hippert's DV11 Mimmi

charminjack · 15 March 2008, 02:58 PM

I was wondering,about Hipperts DV11. At any time did he fly a later Fokker built machine?. The photo, that I have seen of him is with an early version,yet I have seen artist's conceps of his plane that show later and F versions. The reason I am asking is that I have purchased 2 Fokker DV11's from DPC models ( now called aero-werks) in 1/12th scale. They should make great electric R/C flyers.
My wife will be building Hartmans early Alb built flying witch.I want to build Hipperts Mimmi but would prefer the later version if it existed
John & Bernice
Prop-wash-away

Dan_San_Abbott · 16 March 2008, 05:52 PM

Charminjack:
I originally worked out the who, what, where, when in September 1988, on this machine and sent it off to Greg shortly after wards. It was an early Fokker built D.VII in the D.451/18 to D.499/18 range. It was published first in "Over the Front" Vol.7, No.1, Spring 1992, Greg and I were co-authors.
Mimmi has been copied by several illustrators, and most have not got it right in some details. Since then, I have not seen any other photographs of Mimmi, of any later version. Mimmi had a Mercedes D.IIIaü engine, No BMWIIIa to my knowledge. You might call it an active imagination. Mimmi was flown by Off.Stv.

Wilhelm Hippert of Jasta 74. From what I had found this was around or during October 1918, when Jasta 74 was based at Mercy-le-haut Airfield.
Blue skies,
Dan-San

charminjack · 17 March 2008, 05:59 AM

Mr Dan-San-Abbott
Thank you for your response.It will help in my build a lot. In the 60/s and 70/s
I built a lot of plastic models,and a lot of small free flight.Back then all my profile books were the only sourse for aircraft information (I still have them)Now in retirement my wife and I enjoy r/c flying.We have started to build scale and Fokkers were our first choice.We want the scale close ,so thanks very much.
John& Bernice
Prop-wash- Away