Another Voss question - can't help it - Page 2

Albatros_Ace · 20 August 2008, 08:57 AM

Were trying were trying lol

i still think it would have been destroyed but upside hmmmmm

Albatros_Ace · 20 August 2008, 08:59 AM

were the dr.1's ailerons made of metal?

redintheskies · 23 August 2008, 12:08 PM

depends on the resources they have. germany had many shortages, especially with war supplies and food

Regulus · 25 August 2008, 02:23 PM

Do we really know that little on the upper wings of this Fokker ?

And what about the fact that Voss fell out of his plane and that it crashed upside down ?

Albatros_Ace · 25 August 2008, 02:45 PM

Wiat wasn't Voss's triplane a Fokker F.I?(or F.IV maybe

)

tcrean7828 · 26 August 2008, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Albatros_Ace

Wiat wasn't Voss's triplane a Fokker F.I?(or F.IV maybe

)

Mate,
Voss' Triplane was a Model V.4 or an F.I and its serial no was 103/17. Its work No. was 1730.

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tcrean7828

tom

tcrean7828 · 26 August 2008, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Regulus

Do we really know that little on the upper wings of this Fokker ?

And what about the fact that Voss fell out of his plane and that it crashed upside down ?

Mate,
A). - I have not seen or read anything to confirm that. In all of the info that I have seen to date, I have only seen one reference to it in a third rate book that had so many inaccuracies, it was hard to get through it.

B). - Voss' Tripane did land upside down and British Intelegence refers to it in their (G72) report, as well as Lt. Bowman who watched it crash along with Capt McCullen. The tail section (i.e. Rudder) was the only thing pointing skyward when it was looked over by the Tommies.

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tom

Regulus · 26 August 2008, 02:48 AM

Tom,

Thanks ! That was the kind of answer I was looking for !

Now, there remains the question of the construction of the upperwings of the Fokker.

Haven't seen anything serious in the datafiles and only one photo in the book of Paul Leaman. Do there exist better sources I don't know of ?

Best from Johan

tcrean7828 · 26 August 2008, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Regulus

Tom,

Thanks ! That was the kind of answer I was looking for !

Now, there remains the question of the construction of the upperwings of the Fokker.

Haven't seen anything serious in the datafiles and only one photo in the book of Paul Leaman. Do there exist better sources I don't know of ?

Best from Johan

Mate,
There are quite a few out there - I get back with some sources in a bit.

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tcrean7828

tom

Dan_San_Abbott · 26 August 2008, 07:28 PM

Regulas:
While the machine hit the ground upside down, the ailerons, strut fittings, aileron control pulleys and brackets and cabane struts, from the upper, the middle wing attachment fittings and bolts, and the interplane strut fitting would, I assume still be there. Did the RFC recover the engine? If not it is probably did in the earth. From what I have read, they recovered a few opieces of the fuselage and landing gear and aluminum axle box. It would seem to me there would be considerable metal there to be found by a metal detector??
Blue skies,
Dan-San