Fokker Dr.I Flight Rotary Cockpit View

This is a pilot's view of a full flight in a Fokker Dr.I powered by the 80 Rhone rotary engine. There is even some formation with the Aerodrome Airplanes Camel!
I don't really have brakes...it's a joke we make sometimes when we are propping the plane.

[@bigliftm]

thank you for not putting stupid music over the orginal sound 👍👍😁

[@JensBoerner]

One of the best videos I know so far showing the look, feel and sound of flying such a plane!

[@maxwalsh7882]

Amazing! So great to see a real pilot's eye view.

[@ViktorVonfuling]

Watching this, I'm starting to realize how horrifying going inverted in an open cockpit plane must be, especially a small one like this.

[@oracle427]

It really isn't a big deal. First, you are wearing a harness that keeps you firmly in place. In addition going inverted doesn't immediately result in gravity pulling you downward. If the aircraft is pitching nose up, in this case toward the ground, you will feel weightless, and if you are pulling any Gs then you will feel a centrifugal force "G-Force" holding you in the seat. The pilot would have to push forward on the stick to feel negative "G-force" and actually feel like they are being pulled out of the seat. When you loop or roll in a roller coaster you usually feel like you are being pressed into your seat rather than pulled out. On the other hand, when you ride over the top of a crest and start descending, that's when you usually feel like you are rising up out of the seat, and you are still sitting upright!

[@ViktorVonfuling]

@@oracle427 I know that, but it's still terrifying

[@N17C1]

It's great fun!

[@detroitandclevelandfan5503]

@@ViktorVonfuling lol than imagine getting shot at while doing these stunts to stay alive.

[@o.m.b.demolitionenterprise5398]

The Red Baron was one hell of a good pilot. If only he had survived the war he would have been decorated as one of the best veterans of the era.

[@nakajima4058]

The Red Baron - 80 kills in ww1 Erich Hartmann - 352 kills in ww2

[@o.m.b.demolitionenterprise5398]

@@nakajima4058 Did I say he was the best? No.

[@playoffmodesp2536]

@@nakajima4058 Richthofen and Hartmann flew on very different machines in very different times. No comparison to be made here...

[@eli4984]

@@nakajima4058 both are great pilots but take into account that most of Hartmanns kills were fighting less trained pilots and less good aircraft. The soviets also used mass attack doctrines making their planes bunched together in mass numbers. Ww1 was much more graceful and evenly matched.

[@ArchVile98]

@@eli4984 yep, in WW1 if you wanted to be a pilot first you'd have to be from a well-established family, in WW2 anyone who could fly on a basic level could be a pilot

[@paulazemeckis7835]

In the 90's I went up as a passenger in a replica of the Red Baron. I had balls of steelback then even being a woman! Flew out of P'tree-DeKalb airport in Atlanta. That was before I became an av-geek.

[@mauriciobalderas3314]

Wow amazing I would love see one in the air one of these days

[@alexkubrat3868]

Question: How did Germans managed to time the gun fire speed perfectly, so the bullets won't demage the propeler?

[@GiampaoloPazzini7]

Anthony Fokker (the designer of this plane) was a genius. He designed a system that prevented the machine gun to shoot in a position where it may hit the propeller. Basically it only shot when the propeller is horizontal. Because the propeller moves so fast it had no impact on the rate of fire.

[@totti9964]

He was Dutch

[@richlovn539]

Perfect! Natural sounds too!

[@shelbyseelbach9568]

Actual sounds, not natural. There is nothing natural about any of these sounds. Lol.

[@hopedaddy907]

Wow, starts to give you the feel of what it must be like to fly one of these birds. You can see the canvas and the various bits and pieces all vibrate and move with the buffeting and vibration of the engine and wind and etc. What an amazingly visceral experience it must be to fly such a thing.

[@patavinity1262]

There's something touching about seeing it fly side-by-side with the British plane.

[@chrismoule7242]

Which they did back in the day when they ran out of ammunition...

[@torbennielsen9043]

Absolutely lovely... what a plane... thank you for sharing

[@shinra2755]

Coolest video I’ve seen on KZbin in quite some time!! Amazing 🤩

[@itsuki2]

Let's have a minute of silence for all (dead) pilots who have flown this plane during the ww1...

[@Colosuss]

only 1

[@Rob901]

Great video . Nice to see this perspective . Thanks for posting . Great the plane has a rotary .

[@ZacYates]

I was so amazed and confused at the idea of a rotary-powered Dr.I having brakes!! 😂 She’s a beauty, thank you for sharing so many videos.

[@knightsofthesky]

Haha, it doesnt really have brakes. Just making a joke to my armstrong starter. He laughed, so it must have been funny

[@ZacYates]

@@knightsofthesky that's priceless! Mind you, I just learned the Le Rhone-powered Siemens-Shuckert D.IV flying here in New Zealand has brakes. Blew my mind!

[@jg1_wilhelm450]

Maybe it was drowned out by the wind noise, but I couldn't hear you saying "Takka-takka-takka-takka!" when you had the cross-hairs on the Camel...

[@bejanniku]

3:56 this is one of the best shots ever filmed in an airplane.

[@SubaruPieter]

Amazing! I came here through your forum posts on IL2 Sturmovik about all things Fokker Dr.1 I love your plane!

[@Cherokie89]

Back in my day, we didn't have no fancy slip indicator gauge! My day being, of course, a flight simulator... You couldn't have picked a better paint scheme. Love everything about this. This would be a dream come true.

[@barnaby-i9r]

is the Fokker also a Aerodrome Airplane kit?

[@Workerbee-zy5nx]

The real rotary Gnome engine on a DR1 nice flight..🤠🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸👍

[@eshelly4577]

True stick and rudder flying.

[@pauls.2526]

Brilliant. Puts a smile on my face every time 👍

[@philippedersen7178]

Love the Sopwith Camel too.

[@skipcallaham1517]

Gotta love the climb rate on the Dr.1

[@Kiekhaefer6]

Chill, what’s your max rpm with that 92 pitch prop? I know you don’t want to over speed it at 1300

[@knightsofthesky]

I haven't pushed it beyond 1300 rpm...I hit 1300 rpm right about 100-102 mph. The plane would definitely go faster with a little more pitch on it. If I pushed the throttle all the way up...I'd probably hit 1350-1400. I have no idea what that would do to the motor, if anything at all. I can't afford to test it though.

[@Kiekhaefer6]

Chill31000 ya no kidding! Thanks for the reply.

[@MrTheedge8]

Do these weapons fire? do you leave them armed, or does any law forbid it?

[@knightsofthesky]

These are only replica guns. I have plans to make them into gas firing guns though! No bullets involved but it would simulate the sound

[@The_Real_Indiana_Joe]

That is one tight airfield!

[@justtim9767]

Great video.. Probably down a quarter or so of oil though.

[@chrismoule7242]

Makes you realis how accurate some of the video games actually are.

[@Assiro051]

Best video ever about a dogfight scenario in WWI, and with such untouched sound

[@mpojr]

Did not have to worry about instruments sticking with all that vibration lol

[@Surferjo]

wow ty kool video lucky your flying one :)

[@aliensatemybabysitter1138]

Fucking awesome become the machine!

[@ComdrStew]

Does this DR1 have a Blip switch like the original, or do you not need it? The engine cutting in an out on landing sounded exactly like it.

[@knightsofthesky]

Yes sir! It does have one. The engine setup is as it was originally.

[@derkikkirshaw6411]

What plane were used for this, ron sands?

[@charlescampbellii8193]

Just watched this. That was Awesome!!

[@Sinxytlol3]

awesome man

[@timmulcahy3924]

This is one of your best vids bro

[@gregbolitho9775]

Now thats flying, ya don't need ya a*s* on fire to do that.!

[@iain075]

Very brave actually. Well done sir

[@pixelbogpixxelbog2090]

The red baron flew one of these didnt he?

[@knightsofthesky]

He did. This is the same plane in which he made his last 20 victories as well as the same plane in which he was shot down and killed.

[@richardknott2021]

What engine is in this plane..

[@redbaron8989]

Spectacular!! How loud is it with helmet and ear plugs? Does the noise start to get to you or is it ok? What about wind blast? Is it uncomfortable? Thanks for posting this amazing perspective!

[@unclej3910]

We get to meet the Fokker! 😊

[@nickolaslegenza4543]

Is this an aerodrome airplanes replica kit? Or is it built from plans?

[@knightsofthesky]

It is based on Ron Sands plans

[@fastfreddy19641]

Fantastic. I felt it was me in the seat.

[@why81645]

Wow

[@coolcatmc]

Absolutely beautiful the Triplane is my favorite airplane!

[@riverbard8287]

Dig!

[@Falcon109]

Brakes? ;-)

[@d3crease579]

The plant kind of sounds like the TARDIS

[@chrismofer]

takes serious courage to go up in one of these old machines!

[@pagodadr]

Gotta be in FL, but I wont reveal! loL🍷🍷😎 Happy New Year! back in the 20'S

[@jg1_wilhelm450]

Forgot to ask: I've never heard a LeRhone or Gnome rotary in person. Games and videos usually make them sound like lawn mowers, but they had BIG JUGS. Do they have the throaty growl that I imagine them to?

[@knightsofthesky]

They can growl at low revs, but at high power, they sound sort of lawn mowerish

[@1256nytom]

cool as hell... visability is not so great in that plane

[@thundersquee3050]

Back then this was seen as alien technology

[@HappyHands.]

Amazing video! love it!

[@flightnavigator8999]

Oil leak 😦

[@knightsofthesky]

Oh yeah, major leak!

[@Ariel7877]

How they used the gun machines wo breaking the helix?

[@knightsofthesky]

The machine guns were synchronized to fire each time a propeller blade pass the gun barrel as long as the gun had time to recock itself.

[@pagodadr]

That's def not Rhinebeck, where is this? Great Vid!!

[@knightsofthesky]

Georgia!

[@pagodadr]

@@knightsofthesky Awesome Vid Dude!! I want to know how u came to fly that DR1! .. As a teenager I was familiar with the the Rhinebeck Aerodrone where many WW1planes were restored and flown🍷🍷😎

[@knightsofthesky]

@@pagodadr facebook.com/KOTSWWI/posts/177976873560419?__tn__=K-R That link should take you to a write up I did about my first flight :) Rhinebeck has a wonderful set of airplanes! A must visit for any aviation enthusiast!

[@sailr]

@@knightsofthesky outstanding writeup!

[@vaughanpower4538]

The motor is either on or off right. So is it possible that you turn it off to lose speed and the motor stops altogether from llack of revs.

[@knightsofthesky]

It has throttle that covers a range of 30-100% thrust. To get below 30%, it uses a "blip switch" to cut the ignition. The airflow keeps the propeller turning in the air except at the slowest speeds, like right right before touching down on landing.

[@vaughanpower4538]

@Chill31000 I heard of pilots during the first world war losing power and forced down. Of course alot of pilots had minimal training but wonder why? Thanks for your answer it gives me insight.

[@knightsofthesky]

@Vaughan power battle damage will force you down of course. Their ignition systems were relatfragile in those days too, using paper insulation for capacitors and coils in the magnetos, and copper fuel lines.

[@vaughanpower4538]

@@knightsofthesky Excellent thanks.

[@johnburrows1179]

Wow. Great video

[@alanluscombe8a553]

So cool

[@sailr]

something looks strange to me. Where the struts attach to the fuselage? They seem to be outside the actual fuselage. What am I looking at? I can't find a pic of a DRI with that strut setup.

[@knightsofthesky]

The struts that hold the top wing onto the plane? They are bolted to sockets welded to the fuselage. The original was done the same way. In the video, you can't see it due to the fuselage fairings covering it up.

[@sailr]

@@knightsofthesky OK thanks. I hadn't seen those fuselage fairings before.

[@flightnavigator8999]

I love this

[@garyseven2798]

Who flew the Dr-1 with that Distinctive Design in World war 1 . Was it Wolff or Voss ?

[@mellokeith]

Aww... oil on the beautiful paint job... the downfall of an engine with no oil recovery. How are you feeling after breathing caster oil? Are the stories true?

[@knightsofthesky]

So far, no negative effects! 😁 my longest flight so far is 35 minutes

[@tweegeTX3]

Could you be more thirsty?

[@RCPlanesAndTravels]

Great!

[@PanzerKampf7581]

Nice video👍

[@santifresnel2320]

What is up with that oil on the left wing? Awesome vid.

[@knightsofthesky]

Haha it's a rotary. All the oil that goes in...goes out

[@santifresnel2320]

@@knightsofthesky gotta love total loss!

[@philcie01]

nice Spandau, real or repro?

[@knightsofthesky]

Repro. I can only dream of actual Spandau. $$$

[@Totally_Normal_AE-86]

Is the guns work?

[@shinichikudo7577]

HIGHER!!!

[@Hans_von_Kreit]

Awesome!

[@Themheals]

Can you put the Top Gun theme over this please.

[@nakedsquirrel4684]

Very cool Chill. Great to see the new engine up and running! I saw the oil on the wing there at the end. Does it get in your face as well, or are you protected by the cowling?

[@knightsofthesky]

Thanks! So far, I haven't tasted any oil, and my longest flight was 35 minutes. I haven't even had to clean my goggles!

[@nakedsquirrel4684]

@@knightsofthesky I've read about oil ending up everywhere, but it might have something to do with those 2-3 hour flights. I would love to see some of the maintenance side of things you have to deal with... it is probably not as spectacular as watching you fly behind a camel, but wow... a working rotary engine! Nice job!

[@knightsofthesky]

@@nakedsquirrel4684 The Dr.I only hold 1 hr 45 min of fuel. I can vouch for oil getting everywhere though! I need to post some post flight pictures so you can see. I'll try to do some videos on the maintenance side of WWI. That's a good idea!