Locate all Foker D VII builders

[Jeff Brooks]

Hey all,
I'd Like to see how many Fokker D VII builders there are out there!
I know of Achim & a few museums around. Lets hear from the rest of you!
Jeff

[Maxim08]

Jeff,
I am building an Albatross variant with the intention of representing one of the Dominon 'gift' a/c to Canada in 1918/19.
The fuselage is complete except for the gear attach points. Having some difficulty finding someone who can turn an accurate ball and socket (Achim, can you help?)!
Wings are on hold pending the build of a new shop long enough to accomodate the finished items.
I have most of the pedal and stick unit but have to decide what to do about brakes. I intend for this a/c to work for a living and brakes are inevitable to navigate hard runways.
I have two sets of instrumentation. 1 set is all original primary items ie tach, altimeter, mag switch, starter mag, hand air pump and compass. The other is for a Ranger L440 which, barring a Mercedes being dropping into my lap, will be the engine used.
It will be interesting to see who else is involved aside from the well known efforts @ FTS, Kingsbury and le Bourget.
Regards,
Maxim08

[Major Larabee]

Not a DVII builder yet, but have always fancied one. My father flew the Blue Max DVII's for films in Ireland and have had a facination with them since. I am currently rebuilding a BE2 rep so it will have to wait a while, what drawings are available? and which are most people using? Has anyone got coppies of the Rousseau Aviation drawings that the Blue Max A/C were built from? Maxim, are you in Cheltenham England?

[franzkait]

I know about 1 D7 project in Sweden,6 in the USA , 5 in Germany ,1 in Austria ,1 in Lithuania, and 2 with Achim.

[Maxim08]

Major,
Canada, not England. (mind you, we do have equestrian events but, alas, no ladies college).
Yes, I do have Rousseau drawings but the Kelley drawings from WW1 Aero appear much more authentic.
Regards,
Maxim08

[Jeff Brooks]

Originally Posted by Maxim08

Jeff,
I have most of the pedal and stick unit but have to decide what to do about brakes. I intend for this a/c to work for a living and brakes are inevitable to navigate hard runways.
Regards,
Maxim08

I saw an interesting set up for brakes on a triplane at rhinebeck.
They attached the brake hardware onto removable brackets above the original pedals.
Then the landing gear had some subtle modifications.
You could remove the brackets without altering the frame, and swap out the landing gear to return it to orignial.
Jeff

[AchimEngels]

Actually we have 4 in the making right now.

Two will be Mercedes powered. One of these is Wulffo´s early bird. This one wil be completed as soon as possible. The second will be a late production Fokker version. Another Early Fokker D.VII will be Ranger powered as long as no Mercedes will be found, but it looks as if we are lucky one more time. The fourth D.VII will be the repro of Fokker D.VII 228/18. No engine for this one yet, but this does not matter since it is for sale less engine and instruments anyway.

This is why I am a bit busy at present.

Cheers!

[Major Larabee]

Originally Posted by Maxim08

Major,
Canada, not England. (mind you, we do have equestrian events but, alas, no ladies college).
Yes, I do have Rousseau drawings but the Kelley drawings from WW1 Aero appear much more authentic.
Regards,
Maxim08

Are the Rousseau drawings available from any where?

[wulffo]

There is another one with a live diii engine in the netherlands. Dirk Bende has their contact details.

[wolfenbill]

Two are being built at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome near Kingsbury, Texas. One is for our flight museum. It is being modified to take a different type of engine. It was the first D.VII you saw if you watched the movie, The Aviator.
It has von Hantelmann's livery.

Another is being built for a customer and has been shown on this website as well.