Fokker M.5L

De Fokker M.5 L (A-II)

The Fokker M.5 L was built in May 1914, as the first design by Martin Kreutzer.

It was a single-seat monoplane, trainer/aerobatic and the design was derived from the French Morane-Saulnier H.
The engine was a 7 cylinder 80 hp Oberursel rotary engine.
The wings had a long span, hence the 'L' suffix.

A striking feature of this type is the high tension frame in the middle of the fuselage. Twelve cables ran from there to the wings.
The M.5 L was slower, but more reliable than the later M.5K.

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M.5L prototype.
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An M.5L in 1914 undergoing a wing loading test. This was done by seating 16 people.
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Anthony Fokker in an M.5L and, as the text on the photo states, the aircraft was suitable for inverted flights, or flying upside down.
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Anthony Fokker in the M.5L before his first inverted flight.
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Anthony Fokker in front of the M.5L, back from his successful inverted flight. Fokker's first loop will follow soon.
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M.5L with a proud Anthony Fokker.
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M.5L in full flight over two airship hangars.
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Sandbag load test on the fuselage of an M.5L resulting in bent landing gear.
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Anthony Fokker on the left wing of an M.5L.
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Lieutenant von Althaus in this armed M.5 L. Twenty M.5 L aircraft were built, some for Germany and some for Austria-Hungary. The country markings are difficult to distinguish. Only the registrations show a difference. There is no manufacturer's designation on the Austro-Hungarian aircraft.
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German officers in front of an M.5L.
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M.5L in de landing.
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M.5L for a seaplane hangar in Lübeck-Travemünde, Germany.
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Anthony Fokker in front of the prototype of the M.5L on 30 April 1914.
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A static load test on the M.5L in the hangar at Schwerin.
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