Automotive Technical School & Jacob Goedecker

Anthony Fokker left Haarlem in 1909 for the “Ersten Deutschen Automobilfachschule” in Mainz, Germany. There was also an Aviatik department.
Here Anthony and his fellow students built the first Spin. Oberleutnant Franz von Daum was both a fellow student and the project's financier.
The aircraft was equipped with a 50 hp Argus engine.
Reportedly, the device only made a few jumps from the ground.

In 1911 Fokker came into contact with the German aircraft manufacturer Jacob Goedecker, who was already building aircraft in Nieder-Walluf.
Goedecker taught Fokker the tricks of the trade and so the second Spin was built at Goedecker.
In the beginning, the designs were still partly from Goedecker, with ideas from Fokker.
About 60 Spiders were built at Goedecker.

Fokker then opened his own aircraft company in Johannistahl.
In the beginning, Goedecker still produced Spiders that were assembled in Johannistahl, followed by a first test flight.
Anthony Fokker taught himself to fly by also flying Goedecker's aircraft.
On May 16, 1911, Fokker obtained his pilot's license.

In the meantime, a number of Spiders and versions thereof were sold to the German military authorities.
Fokker had established his own flying school where future military pilots were trained.
A number of private individuals had also purchased a Spin and in 1913 a demonstration was prepared in Indonesia, with two Spins.

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