Where: Military Aircraft Preservation Society Museum, 2260 International Parkway, west of Akron-Canton Airport in Green. Info: For directions, hours and admission fees, call (330) 896-6332 or go to ...

Diminutive and nimble, the Fokker Dr.1 was Germany’s answer to the British Sopwith Triplane during the Great War over the skies of Europe, and was a favored mount of one of history’s most famous aces.

World War I was shaped by the new vehicles developed during the four years of conflict. A century after the start of the war, we’re looking back at the most remarkable vehicles—the planes, cars, tanks ...

Two years in the making, a replica Sopwith Triplane has become a highlight of the permanent exhibition at the Metoděj Vlach Aviation Museum in Mladá Boleslav, Czechia. Vladimir Handlik and the ...

The brothers Leon and Robert Morane designed this monoplane with fellow engineer Raymond Saulnier in 1913. The fragile L was meant for reconnaissance, but by the war's start Saulnier had attached ...

The Fokker Dr.I was a distinctive WWI triplane designed by Anthony Fokker, noted for its enhanced lift due to multiple wings, compensating for underpowered engines of the era. Despite its exceptional ...

Pilots of the Sopwith Camel complained that the engine, guns, fuel tank, and pilot were clustered too close. They didn't know the airplane's very shape generated drag that hampered its performance.

Gifted to the Smithsonian by the Arango Family with gratitude and appreciation. Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. Photo by Eric Long. The Sopwith Camel is among the most significant and ...

The Great War was a fascinating time for airplanes – the Wright brothers had just recently invented the airplane in 1903, and militaries found out mounting machine guns (only after figuring out how ...

The triplane will forever be remembered as an icon of early aviation—thanks in large part to Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, better known as the “Red Baron.” Today, more than a century after ...