February, 1961
Model Airplane News Cover for February, 1961
Fokker E-111 "Eindecker"
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Here's what the cover blurb has to say:
"...Magnificent control-line scale model of the Fokker Eindecker 111 is shown to Lt. Commander W.G. Schulden of the Naval Aircraft Reserve by the model's designer, Donald Carcuff. Quite a comparison - the World War I fighter and the present day Navy fighting plane. Both very colorful. Model winner of many scale and beauty contests also a very stable flier ..."
About the Model
The editors were so enthusiastic that they disqualified themselves as judges for 1960 Times-Mirror Scale Contest. They were lavish with praise of both the beauty of the model but also its flying characteristics. The model was developed from plans drawn by Joseph Nieto and published in the October, 1951 issue of Model Airplane News. You may read the entire article and look at overall plans by clicking to enlarge the photos below:
Model of the Fokker E-111 "Eindecker"
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About the Full Size Airplane
The Fokker Eindecker was a German World War I monoplane single-seat fighter aircraft designed by Dutch engineer Anthony Fokker. Developed in April 1915, the Eindecker ("Monoplane") was the first purpose-built German fighter aircraft and the first aircraft to be fitted with synchronizer gear, enabling the pilot to fire a machine gun through the arc of the propeller without striking the blades. The Eindecker granted the German Air Service a degree of air superiority from July 1915 until early 1916. This period was known as the "Fokker Scourge," during which Allied aviators regarded their poorly armed aircraft as "Fokker Fodder".
Fokker E-111 "Eindecker"
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Here is a video about a contemporary replica of the E-111.
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