Fokker D.VIIF (various scales)

The Fokker D.VII is justifiably famous as the best overall German fighter of the war, and in 1918 it was produced in huge numbers. In fact, Fokker's rival Albatros was ordered to build D.VIIs since its D.V and D.Va fighters had done little to restore German dominance in the air. The D.VIIs clean cantilever wings and single-bay construction cut down on drag. Balanced control surfaces made the plane fly with a minimum of effort and pilots found it responsive and forgiving.

Though the plane was quite good with the original 160hp Mercedes engine, it was exceptional when upgraded with the high-compression 185hp B.M.W. engine, a configuration sometimes known as the Fokker D.VIIF.  (A version with the Mercedes engine is also available.) The first BMW-engined D.VII reached the front in May. About a third of the planes produced by Fokker had the BMW. The BMW engine gave especially good performance at high altitude, maintaining excellent performance up to 6,000 m (19,700 ft).

Had the war continued, Austro-Hungarian D.VIIs built by Fokker, MAG, and Aviatik would have been available to the Luftfahrtruppe. Six hundred and thirty were on order.  The plane was held in such regard that it was specifically mentioned in the Armistice Agreement, which specified all front-line D.VIIs were to be handed over to the Entente allies.

This product comes in both 1:144 and 1:285/6mm/1:288 scales.  The 1:144 model is a D.VIIF with a BMW engine.  The 1:285 scale product includes two aeroplanes (one D.VII and one D.VIIF), joined by disposable links.  At that scale in Detail Plastic, they include detachable propeller disks.

For additional info and gaming details, see https://linen.miraheze.org/wiki/Fokker_D.VII.