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Lisek

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Fokker Dr.1 by AMT
« on: December 19, 2012, 09:00:17 AM »

AVIATOR MOD TEAM
along with several free modders
proudly presents
FOKKER DR.1





The Fokker Dr.I Dreidecker (triplane) was a World War I fighter aircraft built by Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. The Dr.I saw widespread service in the spring of 1918. It became renowned as the aircraft in which Manfred von Richthofen gained his last 19 victories, and in which he was killed on 21 April 1918.

Richthofen first flew 102/17 on 1 September 1917 and shot down two enemy aircraft in the next two days. He reported to the Kogenluft (Kommandierender General der Luftstreitkräfte) that the F.I was superior to the Sopwith Triplane. Richthofen recommended that fighter squadrons be reequipped with the new aircraft as soon as possible. The combat evaluation came to an abrupt conclusion when Oberleutnant Kurt Wolff, Staffelführer of Jasta 11, was shot down in 102/17 on 15 September, and Leutnant Werner Voss, Staffelführer of Jasta 10, was killed in 103/17 on 23 September.

The remaining pre-production aircraft, designated Dr.I, were delivered to Jasta 11. Idflieg issued a production order for 100 triplanes in September, followed by an order for 200 in November. Apart from minor modifications, these aircraft were almost identical to the F.I. The primary distinguishing feature was the addition of wingtip skids, which proved necessary because the aircraft was tricky to land and prone to ground looping. In October, Fokker began delivering the Dr.I to squadrons within Richthofen's Jagdgeschwader I.

Compared to the Albatros and Pfalz fighters, the Dr.I offered exceptional maneuverability. Though the ailerons were not very effective, the rudder and elevator controls were light and powerful. Rapid turns, especially to the right, were facilitated by the triplane's marked directional instability.

The Dr.I was considerably slower than contemporary Allied fighters in level flight and in a dive. While initial rate of climb was excellent, performance fell off dramatically at higher altitudes due to the low compression of the Oberursel Ur.II, a clone of the Le Rhône 9J rotary engine. As the war continued, chronic shortages of castor oil made rotary operation increasingly difficult. The poor quality of German ersatz lubricant resulted in many engine failures, particularly during the summer of 1918.

The Dr.I suffered other deficiencies. The pilot's view was poor during takeoff and landing. The cockpit was cramped and furnished with materials of inferior quality. Furthermore, the proximity of the gun butts to the cockpit, combined with inadequate crash padding, left the pilot vulnerable to serious head injury in the event of a crash landing.

Quoting from Wikipedia




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Click here to download Fokker Dr.1
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INSTALLATION:
1) Please ensure that you have a working copy of DBW/DBW1916 or have the SAS AI Engines Hotkeys Mod working with SAS ModAct for 4.101m
2) After downloading extract the archive and put folder FokkerDr1 to your MODS, #SAS or #DBW folder within your Il-2 modded install directory.
3) Put folder 0_WW1Markings to your MODS, #SAS or #DBW folder. If needed, overwrite files. If you are 100% sure that you already have this folder, you can avoid this step
4) Later from folder Skins take folder Fokker_Dr1 and put it into your Paintschemes/Skins directory. Not needed, but highly recommended
5) Add listed lines to your air.ini, plane.ru and weapons.ru
6) REQUIRES DiffFM to run



Lines to add:
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air.ini
Fokker_DR1        air.FOKKER_DR1 1                               g01  SUMMER

plane_ru
Fokker_DR1             Fokker Dr.I, 1918

weapons_ru
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# Fokker Dr.I
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Fokker_DR1.default                       Default
Fokker_DR1.none                          Empty




Credits:

External 3D model by SAS~CsoCso, upgrades by Lisek
Cockpit 3D model based on 101tfs parts, upgrades by Lisek
Default Textures by max_thehitman
Cockpit Textures by vpmedia
Skins by max_thehitman and vpmedia
Sounds by alotef
Slot by SAS~Sani
All the rest of wise java coding & FM by SAS~Anto




Few notes regarding this plane, please read before asking:
1# If engine won't start at first time, try starting it again.
2# Plane has no wheel brakes.
3# Guns are fired separately as it was in real-life Dr.1, you must chose weapon 1+2 to fire them at once.
4# Bailing out is disabled
5# Recommended opponent Sopwith Camel by Sani

6# Engine management:
Thanks to SAS~Anto for this plane there was developed special kind of advanced engine management. You can change current power on rotary engine in 3 ways: by changing magnetos, throttle and mixture. With Magento in setting one, throttle can be changed from 0% to 33% of power. Setting 2, maximal power is 66%, minimal 33%. At Magneto 1+2, maximal 100% minimal 66%.
Also you can change power by changing mixture level at the same time.





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Enjoy  :)



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Re: Fokker Dr.1 by AMT
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2012, 09:06:26 AM »

Wow the ace-killer herself!
You outdo yourselves gentlemen, congratulations.
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Re: Fokker Dr.1 by AMT
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2012, 09:13:11 AM »

Merry Christmas lads :) Thanks to all :)
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Re: Fokker Dr.1 by AMT
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2012, 09:50:14 AM »

Wonderful – Christmas has begun! Big thanks to the AMT and Lisek – great mod  8)
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Re: Fokker Dr.1 by AMT
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2012, 09:54:33 AM »

WOW!!!

She flies like a charm!

Aviator Mod Team, Lisek - Thanks to all involved!  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Fokker Dr.1 by AMT
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2012, 10:02:53 AM »

Many thanks !
but I have a very strange behavior, the fokker DR1 doesn't move in the sky and remains static.... however the propeller turns !!

Any idea to fix that ?
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Re: Fokker Dr.1 by AMT
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2012, 10:07:30 AM »

A dream comes true. It flys great.
Thanks very much and Happy Holidays to you all.
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Re: Fokker Dr.1 by AMT
« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2012, 10:17:25 AM »

Many thanks for all of the teams work on this.
Installed in HSFXv6.0.17
Flies great.
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Re: Fokker Dr.1 by AMT
« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2012, 10:20:48 AM »

nice
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Re: Fokker Dr.1 by AMT
« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2012, 10:55:02 AM »

Brilliant, absolutely magnificent little machine, crashed and burned twice already ... I love it.

Well done AMT, this is special.
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Re: Fokker Dr.1 by AMT
« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2012, 11:54:40 AM »

Thank you guys this is gonna be a good xmas!

                   Ian
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Re: Fokker Dr.1 by AMT
« Reply #11 on: December 19, 2012, 12:00:34 PM »



Best Christmas present this year!   8)
Thank you!

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