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UNDER CONSTRUCTION

This Photo Gallery contains examples of FOKKER Dr.1 TRIPLANES built from RON SANDS Drawings.

Triplane replica built by Ron Sands in the late 1960s.  Powered by a Warner 165HP radial engine.  Is currently on display at the Chilean Air Force Museum (Museo Nacional Aeronautico y del Espacio de Chile) where it is flown during air shows.

Photos by:  Roderick Woolvett S.

Another Dr.1 built by Klaus Roth has taken flight.   The call sign is D-EKLR. 

Klaus reports "The maiden flight was Oct.10th (2023) and all went very well. It is equipped with a rotary engine from CAMS, New Zealand.

Many thanks for the plan. I could really good work with."

Fokker Dr.1 Triplane Replica (G-FOKK) built by Paul Ford from Ron Sands drawings.

We are writing to let you know about a recently (2008) finished Fokker Dr.1 from Ron Sands plans, in the UK. It has taken 4 years, 3500 hours.

The first test flight took place on April 26th (2008) at Sywell Aerodrome, Northants, UK. The test flight programme has been carried out by Matthew Boddington.

 

The Dr.1 appeared at a public display for the first time on August 24th (2008), at the Sywell Show.      

Paul and Sarah Ford

Fokker Dr.1 Triplane Replica built by Ed Borkoski from Ron Sands Drawings.

Fokker Dr.1 Triplane Replica built by John Day from Ron Sands Drawings.