The students had built their own aircraft and were hoping it would showcase the skills they had mastered as part of their study. Unfortunately, the pilot for their test flight didn’t know how to fly a ...

When World War I ended in 1918, the Armistice required, among other things, that Germany turn over 1,700 warplanes, including “all D.VII’s.” Thus did the Allies compliment the boyish Dutchman whose ...

The Fokker F.VII was a pivotal early civilian airliner, initially single-engine, but gained widespread popularity and enhanced reliability as a three-engine model (F.VIIb/3m) after a redesign for the ...

Fokker Next Gen is contemplating the conversion of a Boeing 777 into a temporary flying testbed for multiple future technologies as part of a consortium linked to the EU’s Clean Aviation programme. A ...

HAARLEM, Netherlands -- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines throws a party on its anniversary each year to introduce the latest addition to the carrier’s most sought-after complimentary in-flight amenities: a ...

One of the more enduring relationships in aviation history is about to end. KLM, the Dutch flag carrier, is preparing to bid a fond farewell to its last Fokker aircraft, marking the final chapter in a ...

Pilot Tim Plunkett conducted an aerial photoshoot of his replica Fokker Dr.I, a World War I fighter, over Florida's Spruce Creek Fly-In. The triplane is painted in the historic 1917 colors associated ...

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