The Fokker Library
The Air War 1914-1918
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A General Introduction by Hans Appel. When one delves deeper into this war, the tremendous technological innovation in aviation between 1914 and 1918 becomes apparent. This unprecedented technological innovation is still reaping the benefits today.
Characteristics of the aircraft in the First World War
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Hans Appel This article is mainly about the development of fighter aircraft from the First World War.
Three-deckers, an introduction
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Hans Appel But why did anyone ever come up with the idea of building triplanes? At the beginning of the 20th century, they weren't yet able to create self-supporting wing structures that could generate sufficient lift with the limited engine power.
Why a double-decker with tension wires?
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Hans Appel Although a biplane wing configuration has a constructional advantage over a monoplane, namely the stiffness of the wings, a biplane produces more drag than a cantilever monoplane wing.
Video's
A film about Croydon Airport, featuring a Fokker F.VIII, an F.IX and an F.XII.
English spoken.
A YouTube episode about the Fokker D.XXI
Mr. van Lear Black, an American millionaire, chartered a crewed aircraft from KLM in 1927 and 1928. This was, in fact, the first long-term, intercontinental charter in aviation history. Mr. Van Lear Black didn't do this primarily for business reasons, but simply enjoyed flying around for fun.
Images: Hendrik Kragt, HATO, Curaçao. (1937)
The F.XVII Eagle Owl / Oriol takes off from HATO. This airfield is located on the northern edge of Curaçao.
From the plane you can see the oil refinery.
The gripping story of the Dutch Air Force in May 1940, told by LVA personnel.
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