Mikael Carlson"s Dr1 Triplane in Flight

**Don Boose** · #1 04-12-2009, 08:49 AM

YouTube - Mikael Carlson and his Fokker Dr.1 "Dreidecker" - air-to-air!

Film of a replica Fokker Dr.1 Triplane in flight.

Some shots are form the cockpit and, as he lands, whenever he hits the coup button you can see a puff of caster oil-laden smoke emerge behind the airplane.

Don

**dansls1** · #2 04-12-2009, 10:37 AM

Cool - and interesting as I was just 'book building' my Orlik Fokker Dr. 1 model last night

**Leif Ohlsson** · #3 04-12-2009, 02:00 PM

Thanks, Don - wonderful film & sound! Did you notice the propeller? Mikael Carlson was flying over Skane in southern Sweden. I didn't know that he had made a Fokker Triplane in addition to his famous Tummelisa, and the Bleriot. How does he do it...

Here are some still photos. Sources (Air Veterans of Skane & Swedish Flying Veterans):
Skånes Veteranflygförening - Fokker Dr.1
Bilder i bildväxlaren på SFF första sida

Leif

**John Bowden** · #4 04-12-2009, 04:58 PM

Hey Leif............ he stole your prop! :p

**Leif Ohlsson** · #5 04-13-2009, 01:33 AM

Nah, it's a free download.

But I shouldn't wonder if he's had some help with the colour-scheme from the research made by Roman Seissler at Sero-Papermodels (website now unfortunately defunct, except for email address). See Hans-Gerd's model on this site.

Leif

**Nemesis7485** · #6 04-13-2009, 11:11 AM

Now that's a beautiful sight to see in the skies again.

**THE DC** · #7 04-13-2009, 11:23 AM

It's hard to believe its made of paper!

:p

All joking aside, thanks for sharing the pics, Don.

The DC