2,200 miles in a Fokker D.VIII

[Baldeagle]

Some photos from our recently completed trip from Denver (Platte Valley) to Dayton and back for the Dawn Patrol fly-in






Pretending to be Ernst Udet

based on this photo



Don Parsons photos of us leaving Creve Coeur on Sunday morning October 4





Some other shots and stories are on the blog at

http://vintageaeroflyingmuseum.blogspot.com/



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[Dave Hadfield]

Epic journey!

So, what are they like to fly?

Dave

[wacoykc]

Andrew...read in the Blog that you ended up trailoring the D.VII home. Guess it still had engine issues?

[Baldeagle]

More brake issues, so it went on the truck.


As for what they're like to fly, the D.VIII is the best of the three, not a bad sport plane for a 91 year old design. The Triplane is a bit of a challenge, pretty unstable, but the main problem being that the middle wing blocks out most of the world when the tail is down. Didn't fly this D.VII, but another one I flew was like a big Cub as they say, although this one was a bit heavy and the pilot said it flew that way.




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[Zachary]

Damned kids and their baggy pants...

Thanks for sharing those!