As a kid i loved wwi airplane computer games, but i never though a Fokker E.III looks that dangerously light and flimsy, it is terrifying. Those pilots were fearless daredevils.
Even getting in the cockpit of one such thing to fly it, its already a heroic deed. Even more so for the actual WW1 pilots who had to wage dogfights, fight, and many times pay the ultimate price, inside airplanes like this. So incredible.
@@christosgerakinis2628 Until 1918. In that year, the Central Powers introduced parachutes for their pilots and allowed them to use them (e.g. German second-most scoring ace Ernst Udet once parachuted out of his Fokker D VII). The stobborn British generals, however, forbade their pilots to use them because they thought it was coward. What an incredible stupidity.
Incredible! It just goes to show what big balls those early aviators had to take a contraption like that into combat. A decent replica (but no rotary engine) which would have made it an even bigger challenge to fly. Beautiful display!
As soon as I noticed the ailerons, I was completely unable to unsee them... but I guess having the original wing warping mechanics would be more strain on the airframe and require more maintenance work. Also, too bad it doesn't have the rotary engine like that Dr.I. Maybe one day... Still great to see! Such a valuable piece of aviation history :) Can't wait to fly this myself in Il-2 Flying Circus (probably Vol. III, yet to be announced) with a VR headset. It's a fun ride already in Rise of Flight. Probably the closest to flying a real one an ordinary mortal could possibly get to these days.
Great video with the sound of the engine instead of music. Beautiful machine. Makes me wish I was building a full size E-III instead of a 3/4 size machine. Thank you!
Beautiful airplane and footage! It is remarkabe how fast the technical development took place during First World War. 1914: just a few simple two-seaters with carabiners manually shooting at other planes by the observer. 1915: the first monoplanes with machine guns operated by the pilot, e.g. Roland Garros and the Fokker E III. 1916: every nation had biplanes, some with double machine guns already, e.g. the Albatros. 1917: triplanes. 1918: fast and sturdy planes at 200 km/h and up to 6000 meters, e.g. the Fokker D VII.
Roland Gorros designed and flew the Morane Saulnier L fighter's through propeller Hotchkiss machine gun which had bullet deflectors he damaged his engine enough that he shot himself down. Anthony Fokker designed the Fokker Eindecker's synchronized machine gun.
@@tauncfester3022 Yes, I know. After several aerial victories, Roland Garros was forced to land behind German lines. The Germans investigated his plane but rather than copying it, Fokker and his engineers developed a better solution, namely the device to synchronize the machine gun with the motor (driving shaft), to prevent the machine gun from firing when the propeller iss in the line of fire.
What the Pfalz was an unlicensed copy of the Morane Saulnier Model G, as was Tony Fokker's M5 monoplane, which was the single seat pursuit Fokker made before the E.I.
@@Warbirds So it has ailerons, you cannot imagine how much adverse yaw a WWI wing warping plane has compared to one with ailerons, this one would be easy despite the undercambered wings. Most German early war and pre war aircraft had a form of wing warping that involved long chord, dove wing shaped wing tips that moved only up and didn't have appreciable adverse yaw. Tony Fokker's first aircraft the "Spinne" had no ailerons or wing warping, it was controlled by marked wing dihedral and a very tiny rudder. So would you fly it?
As a kid i loved wwi airplane computer games, but i never though a Fokker E.III looks that dangerously light and flimsy, it is terrifying. Those pilots were fearless daredevils.
Even getting in the cockpit of one such thing to fly it, its already a heroic deed. Even more so for the actual WW1 pilots who had to wage dogfights, fight, and many times pay the ultimate price, inside airplanes like this. So incredible.
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agree, but damn, that little pilot looks brave and ready for the job!
...and no parachute...
@@christosgerakinis2628 Until 1918. In that year, the Central Powers introduced parachutes for their pilots and allowed them to use them (e.g. German second-most scoring ace Ernst Udet once parachuted out of his Fokker D VII). The stobborn British generals, however, forbade their pilots to use them because they thought it was coward. What an incredible stupidity.
I only exist, because my grandfather could bail out in 1918. Lt. Hanns Müller Jasta 18. crazy thought, showing the many uncertainties of our existence
Incredible! It just goes to show what big balls those early aviators had to take a contraption like that into combat. A decent replica (but no rotary engine) which would have made it an even bigger challenge to fly. Beautiful display!
As soon as I noticed the ailerons, I was completely unable to unsee them... but I guess having the original wing warping mechanics would be more strain on the airframe and require more maintenance work.
Also, too bad it doesn't have the rotary engine like that Dr.I. Maybe one day...
Still great to see! Such a valuable piece of aviation history :)
Can't wait to fly this myself in Il-2 Flying Circus (probably Vol. III, yet to be announced) with a VR headset. It's a fun ride already in Rise of Flight. Probably the closest to flying a real one an ordinary mortal could possibly get to these days.
That's one sleek Fokker
Indeed thanks watching
Hard to believe these beauties flew over 100 years ago!
Fantastic footage! What a beautiful replica!
Great video with the sound of the engine instead of music. Beautiful machine. Makes me wish I was building a full size E-III instead of a 3/4 size machine. Thank you!
Legend on the sky
Yes thanks commenting
Cool! Love WW1 aircraft!
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Beautiful airplane and footage! It is remarkabe how fast the technical development took place during First World War. 1914: just a few simple two-seaters with carabiners manually shooting at other planes by the observer. 1915: the first monoplanes with machine guns operated by the pilot, e.g. Roland Garros and the Fokker E III. 1916: every nation had biplanes, some with double machine guns already, e.g. the Albatros. 1917: triplanes. 1918: fast and sturdy planes at 200 km/h and up to 6000 meters, e.g. the Fokker D VII.
Roland Gorros designed and flew the Morane Saulnier L fighter's through propeller Hotchkiss machine gun which had bullet deflectors he damaged his engine enough that he shot himself down. Anthony Fokker designed the Fokker Eindecker's synchronized machine gun.
@@tauncfester3022 Yes, I know. After several aerial victories, Roland Garros was forced to land behind German lines. The Germans investigated his plane but rather than copying it, Fokker and his engineers developed a better solution, namely the device to synchronize the machine gun with the motor (driving shaft), to prevent the machine gun from firing when the propeller iss in the line of fire.
Schöne Aufnahmen, das Flugzeug ist eine echte Bereicherung der Airshow Scene hierzulande 🙂👍
Danke. Du hattest ja den Erstflug in Schwäbisch Hall gefilmt.
You know it makes me wonder, back than, how these pilots were able to keep altitude while having such massive balls.
NZ will three flying soon. One just went up. All with rotaries and wing warping.
Pilot: Can you help me move my plane
Ground crew: sure
Ground crew: extends pinky finger and proceeds
It's is cool! The Warbird 🛩️ of period., To Braves warriors mens in the Air.
Imagine to fly it yourself. I think you gonna need some balls
So beautiful
This replica appears to have _ailerons._
The original Eindecker used _wing warping_ for roll control?
Id say what a majesty
Hello, I'm doing a video on the "fokker scourge", can I use a part of this video for mine? You'll be credited.
No
@@Warbirds ok
@@lukefarnham2119 he could film it for himself
Thank you!
means one wing or roof a deck is something you walk on
This one has ailerons when the originals used wing warping. I take it this is for safety?
I am not 100% sure, but I think that Pfalz made these under licence as well.
What the Pfalz was an unlicensed copy of the Morane Saulnier Model G, as was Tony Fokker's M5 monoplane, which was the single seat pursuit Fokker made before the E.I.
I want one of these now
oh yes
Nice, but dunno why they skipped engine startup.
Oh my.
*_"The Fokker Scourge."_*
Amen
a star video
Didn't the Eindecker have a rotary engine, not a radial?
This is not an Original Engine
@@Warbirds a "modern" radial ?
Would scare the bejaybers out of me to fly in this thing
oh yes !
Fly it? are you crazy, it would go up on the shelf for display down in my tribute to r/c aviation man-cave.
no horizontal stabilizer, nice. must ride like a log-wagon
Thanks watching mate
Dude that’s a “flying horizontal stab” it will be BACK when the aero frame and engine can push into the sound BARRIER!!!
0:46 that must be lightweight lol
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thats pretty bad when you have to have a guy pick up the plane to point it in the right direction.
This is how the ground crews of WWI airfield's controlled their pilot's aircraft when setting them up for takeoff, most WWI aircraft had tail skids.
He's CHEATING! He has ailerons! ;) ...not to mention a rotary running castor oil spewing out the cylinders... :)
Hehe 😜
The plane for some older than your grandma
God your exposed as a pilot in the eindekker
of course and in 1915 not only to the weather
Wrong LE' engine 😛
true a replika. But would you fly it ?
@@Warbirds So it has ailerons, you cannot imagine how much adverse yaw a WWI wing warping plane has compared to one with ailerons, this one would be easy despite the undercambered wings.
Most German early war and pre war aircraft had a form of wing warping that involved long chord, dove wing shaped wing tips that moved only up and didn't have appreciable adverse yaw. Tony Fokker's first aircraft the "Spinne" had no ailerons or wing warping, it was controlled by marked wing dihedral and a very tiny rudder.
So would you fly it?
Ailerons on an e.iii ? 🤦
A not so great replica.