Pesoloco's Triplane Unit

sorry peso, i had to rename it.
may not be totally accurate (:

#PRTO_Fokker_Dr-I_Triplane
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^A city needs $LINK<oil=GOOD_Oil> in its $LINK<Strategic Resource=GCON_ResourcesS> box to build a Dr-I.
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^The Fokker Dr-I upgrades to the $LINK<fighter=PRTO_Fighter> and may be based in any city, $LINK<airbase=_PRTO_Airbase>, $LINK<carrier=PRTO_Carrier> or $LINK<nuclear carrier=PRTO_Nuclear_Carrier> on the map.

#DESC_PRTO_Fokker_Dr-I_Triplane
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^ Few aircraft of the WWI period have received the attention given the [Fokker Dr-I Triplane]. Often linked with the career of the highest scoring ace of that war, Germany's [Rittmeister Manfred von Richthofen], "The Red Baron," the nimble Dr-I earned a reputation as one of the best ["dogfighters"] of the war.
^ The Fokker Dr-I was ordered into production on July 14 - 1917, in response to the success earlier in that year of the British [$LINK<Sopwith=PRTO_Sopwith_Camel> Biplane]. The first Dr-Is appeared over the Western Front in August, 1917. Pilots were impressed with its maneuverability, and several, including von Richthofen, soon scored victories with the highly maneuverable triplane. Nineteen of Richthofen's last 21 victories were achieved while he was flying the Dr-I.
^ Fokker built 320 Dr-Is; for a brief period production was suspended while the wings were redesigned to prevent in-flight failures and by May of 1918, the Dr-I was being replaced by the newer and faster $LINK<Fokker D-VII=PRTO_Fokker_D-VII>.
 
Actually Curt it wasn't, it was a death trap to new pilots or pilots used to other planes, actually this was a common probable with almost all german planes near the end of the war, both the DR-1 and the DVII, bother some of the best planes of the war where VERY difficult to use and fly
 
Flyable...crashable...all the same, my boy!

I am talking about when I used to play 'Red Baron' back in the good old 286mhz days!!!

Yeah, the Dr1 was a handful, but the seasoned ace could make it perform...

The allies had another quirky crate...
The famed Sopwith Camel had a near-lethal engine torque pull to the left when it took off,
leading to many fatal crashes as the plane flipped in mid air over the aerodrome.
And in the air, the Camel was always trying to turn to the left.
A very tiring plane to fly, as the pilot had to correct by applying right rudder constantly, during flight.

But NO other plane could out-turn the Camel when it turned left in combat!

A flaw that became an advantage, to the seasoned pilot!

:lol:
 
Just added it to my website with the updated icons and pedia text

Great job

GIDustin
 
Great job Pesoloco... Now my Sopwith has something to shoot down :) He was getting tired of fighting the Albatros all the time.
 
Originally posted by Kinboat
Great job Pesoloco... Now my Sopwith has something to shoot down :) He was getting tired of fighting the Albatros all the time.

Thanks, Kinboat.
 
Oh Man you actually finished this and I missed it??? That'll teach me to take a nap... Awesome work, now I have soemthing to shoot down those pesky ballons some lamer put up here, oh wait that wasn't you too???

Good job peso!
 
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