Fokker Eindecker Fighters - Variants

Variants

Fokker M.5

Fokkers first monoplane unarmed scout, in effect the "airframe prototype" of all the early Fokker Eindeckers.

Fokker M.5K

K for Kleine - short span wings

Fokker M.5L

L for Lange - long span wings

Fokker M.5K/MG

Pre-production batch, with /MG suffix for maschinengewehr - machine gun, five built (see A.III).

Fokker A.II

Military designation for the M.5L unarmed scouting aircraft with three bracing cables per wing and powered by a 80hp Oberursel U.0 rotary engine; at least one was built.

Fokker A.III

Military designation for the M.5K unarmed scouting aircraft powered by a 80hp Oberursel U.0 rotary engine; 5 built (see M.5K/MG).

Fokker E.I

Production armed scout aircraft powered by a 80hp Oberursel U.0 rotary engine, 68 built

Fokker E.II

Improved production armed scout aircraft powered by a 100hp Oberursel U.I rotary engine, 49 built

Fokker E.III

The major production variant also powered by a 100hp Oberursel U.I rotary engine with improved structure and equipment, 249 built

Fokker E.IV

The final version of the early Eindeckers the E.IV was slightly enlarged, fitted with a 14-cyl. Oberursel U.III engine and two machine guns above the forward fuselage, 49 built

Note:The Fokker E.V bore no direct relation to the earlier Eindeckers, being a parasol aircraft, only built in small numbers before production switched to the improved Fokker D.VIII.