Airdrome Fokker DR-1

The Airdrome Fokker DR-1 is an American amateur-built aircraft, designed and produced by Airdrome Aeroplanes, of Holden, Missouri. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction and is available in two versions, a full-sized and a 3/4 scale replica.

The aircraft is a replica of the First World War German Fokker Dr.I Triplane, built from modern materials and powered with modern engines.

Design and development
The Airdrome Fokker DR-1 features a strut-braced triplane layout, a single-seat open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Both aircraft kits are made up of twelve sub-kits. The dimensions and the engines recommended vary depending on which variant is being constructed. Building time for either version is estimated at 400 hours by the manufacturer.

Variants

 * Airdrome Fokker DR-1 Triplane - Full Scale Replica
 * This version has a standard empty weight of 534 lbs, a wingspan of 24 ft and is powered by a 102 hp Volkswagen air-cooled engine. Five had been completed by the end of 2011.


 * Airdrome Fokker DR-1 Triplane - 3/4 Scale Replica
 * This version has a standard empty weight of 341 lbs, a wingspan of 17.9 ft and is powered by a 64 hp Rotax 582 two-stroke or a 65 hp Volkswagen air-cooled engine. Twenty-seven had been completed by the end of 2011.