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Fokker Eindecker fighters
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The Fokker Eindecker fighters were a series of German World War I monoplane single-seat fighter aircraft designed by Dutch engineer Anthony Fokker. Developed in April 1915, the first Eindecker was the
Captured Fokker E.III 210/16 in flight at Upavon, Wiltshire in 1916.
Captured Fokker E.III 210/16 in flight at Upavon, Wiltshire in 1916.
Fokker M. 5K
Fokker M. 5K
Morane-Saulnier H
Morane-Saulnier H
A close-up photo of Otto Parschau's first Fokker monoplane, armed with a synchronized Parabellum MG14 machine gun in May 1915, which essentially becam
A close-up photo of Otto Parschau's first Fokker monoplane, armed with a synchronized Parabellum MG14 machine gun in May 1915, which essentially became the "prototype" Fokker Eindecker.
Synchronization gear
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A synchronization gear was a device enabling a single-engine tractor-configuration aircraft to fire its forward-firing armament through the arc of its spinning propeller without bullets striking the b
Fokker Eindecker fighters
…Developed in April 1915, the first Eindecker ("Monoplane") was the first purpose-built German fighter aircraft and the first aircraft to be fitted with a synchronization gear, enabling the pilot to fire a machine gun through the arc of the propeller without striking the blades. The Eindecker gave the German Army's Air Service…
The synchronization gear of a Messerschmitt Bf 109E1 is adjusted (January 1941). A wooden disk attached to the propeller is used to indicate where eac
The synchronization gear of a Messerschmitt Bf 109E1 is adjusted (January 1941). A wooden disk attached to the propeller is used to indicate where each round passes through the propeller arc.
Propeller of an Albatros C.III with one blade severed as a result of a faulty synchronization gear or faulty adjustment
Propeller of an Albatros C.III with one blade severed as a result of a faulty synchronization gear or faulty adjustment
The Fokker E.IV prototype's original "three-Spandau" armament, before the portside gun was removed. Production examples had two guns, arranged symmetr
The Fokker E.IV prototype's original "three-Spandau" armament, before the portside gun was removed. Production examples had two guns, arranged symmetrically.
Drawing from Euler's 1910 patent for a fixed forward-firing machine gun
Drawing from Euler's 1910 patent for a fixed forward-firing machine gun