The World War I Aeroplanes Fokker D.VII is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Herbert Kelley and produced by World War I Aeroplanes Inc of Poughkeepsie, New York. When it was available the aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction. The aircraft is a replica of the First World War Fokker D.VII fighter aircraft.^[1]

The Fokker D.VII features a cantilever strut-braced biplane, a single-seat open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear with a tailskid and a single engine in tractor configuration.^[1]

The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing with the wings constructed from wood, all covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its biplane wing configuration has a span of 29.30 ft (8.9 m). The acceptable power range is 160 to 185 hp (119 to 138 kW) and the standard engine used is a 185 hp (138 kW) Mercedes-Benz powerplant.^[1]

The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 1,540 lb (700 kg) and a gross weight of 1,870 lb (850 kg), giving a useful load of 330 lb (150 kg).^[1]

Data from AeroCrafter^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Length: 29.90 ft (9.11 m)
• Wingspan: 29 ft 4 in (8.94 m)
• Empty weight: 1,540 lb (699 kg)
• Gross weight: 1,870 lb (848 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes-Benz four cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke automotive engine, 185 hp (138 kW)
• Propellers: 2-bladed wooden fixed pitch

Performance

• Cruise speed: 116 mph (187 km/h, 101 kn)
• Rate of climb: 865 ft/min (4.39 m/s)