De Fokker V-serie

Overview page of the Fokker V-series

This page provides an overview of the V-series.

The Fokker V series ran from 1916 to 1919 and was largely designed by Reinhold Platz, who was chief designer at Fokker at the time.
The 'V' initially refers to 'Verspanningslohs', free-standing or self-supporting.
The M series had tension wires to give the wing its strength, but the V series no longer had these wires.
The tension wires create significant air resistance, which is detrimental to speed.

The 'V' was later used by Fokker for prototypes (Versuchsflugzeug).

Clicking on the photo will take you to a more detailed description of the type.

V.1

Fokker V.1 1916. It was a single-seat biplane with a 100 hp Oberursel engine and armed with two machine guns.

Overview page of the Fokker V-series

V.1

V.2

V.3

V.4

V.5

V.6

V.7

V.8

V.9

V.10

V.11

V.12

V.13

V.17

V.18

V.20

V.21

V.22

V.23

V.24 / D-VII

V.25

V.26/1 / prototype EV / D-VIII

V.26/2 / EV / D-VIII

V.27

V.28 / D-VIII

V.29

V.30

V.31

V.33

V.34

V.35

V.36

V.37

V.38

V.39

V.40

V.41

V.42

V.43

V.44

V.45