About This File
This plane is for FE2 only.
The Fokker D.VIII was a parasol wing aircraft produced at the end of WWI. The plane featured a tubular steel frame fuselage with plywood covered wings. It was powered by a Oberusel UR-II 9 cyl engine and armed with two Spandau 7.92mm machine guns. The plane entered service as the Fokker E.V, but was pulled after structural failures of the wing. After fabrication problems were resolved, production continued and the plane was renamed the Fokker D.VIII. The D.VIII entered service in October of 1918. Pilots found it agile and easy to fly. Because the plane had a light weight and low drag, it was fast in spite of the 110 hp engine.
After WWI, Poland captured 17 aircraft, but only 7 were in a condition to fly. The plane was used in the Polish-Russian War and then used as a trainer after 1921. Because the Armistice that ended the war forced Germany to disarm, the Fokker Company moved (back) to the Netherlands. The Fokker D.VIII was used by the Dutch Air Force into the 1920s.
I added a loadout for 4 grenades. I have included three skins, one for the Germans and two for the Poles - each with appropriate decals. My skinning templates are included in the download.
Credits
Thanks to Ojcar for making the data file for the Fokker D.VIII.
Thanks to Mue for making the LOD exporter plug-in for Blender.
Installation Instructions
For FE2 - Unzip the file, The "Fokker" folder contains files to be placed into your "Aircaft" folder and your "Decals" folder. Copy the two folders named "FokkerD8" into the appropriate folders in your mods folder.
