Clifford McIlwees DVII

Clifford McIlwee with his Fokker DVII

Model.100% scale..[ rib section, fuse lines etc] to.1/4 scale.
American plan, imported by Mike Smart[originally built for RCSI magazine review.]
Span.....81"
Power....Z38
20/8 prop
AUWeight.....21lbs    
Radio.....Futaba....with 3305 servo for elevator...[ 6Volt straight]
Covering..Solartex...with litho-plate, tissue / dope nose section.     Paint....Enamel...and Latex and emulsion fuel proofed with polyurathane.

Additional stuff.
Model is approx 10 years old...re-covered after the fifth year, ....Rough guess.....200+ flights

Finished as the machine that Hans Shultz met his death in,  Jasta 18 "Rubin" [ Raven],.... fighting 3 Sopwith camels single handed, witness said they seen him bailing out both him and the plane on fire, at the time of his death he had 29 kills and 3 probables.

Great photo of the DVII in flight hard to tell it's not the real thing
One thing that baffles me, was Just Engines about in WWI