What was the better of the two fighter planes used in WWI, Sopwith or Fokker?

Question

Many will likely answer with the Fokker, but why then did the Sopwith claim more victories over the Fokker? Afterall, a Sopwith shot down the Red Baron.

Scout - You're right. The story about the Austrian is quite humorous though. Because he himself didn't know he hit the Baron and denied it going to his grave. It was only the others that were standing around him that claimed it.

Answer 1

I don't know which Fokker you mean the tri plane or the DVII. In both cases I would chose the Sopwith as it is the faster of the three and has a instability quirk that can be used in combat to throw off the other guys aim. This quirk is caused by the gyro effect of the radial engine as it spins, Which pulls the nose sharply down and to the right in a right turn. and up and slowly to the left in a left turn. These quirks screw up the opponents sighting in on the Sopwith. The Sopwith can also out dive both Fokker's and turn with the D VII model.

Answer 2

Hmm. I know nothing about those planes, but I'm going to say Sopwith, just because I think Bean Sopwith is a super cool chick, and the her grandfather (or maybe great grandfather) is the Sopwith the plane was named for.

Answer 3

Which Sopwith and which Fokker ? Those are the companies that made aircraft and they manufactured several different types.

Answer 4

The Sopwith Camel was the most credited for kills but it was also the most destructive for it's crew.

It had a rotating engine rather than a rotating crankshaft. The mass of the engine created a huge gyroscope wanting to act 90 degrees out from the input. (Precession?)

Attempt to turn right could produce a dive. Attempt to turn left could produce a climb. An experienced pilot could master it but about half assigned to the Camel, died trying.

Answer 5

do you mean the sopwith camel?..Fokker produced more than the tri-plane as well!..and the red baron as forensic evidence has proved, was NOT shot down by the Canadian Brown!..But by a vickers machine gunner of the Australian anti aircraft unit on the ground as Von Richtofen dived low to escape browns attack!..The .303 bullet entered Richtofens body low on the left just above the hip, penetrated both lungs and exited under his right armpit!..Brown was behind and above him, so it couldnr have been him!..

Answer 6

If I were flying one, I'd pick one of the later Fokker D VII F's with the bugs worked out, but I'm not sure that is even one of your intended options.

Answer 7

It was never proven if the Baron was hit from the Allied plane or from the Austrian ground units.

Answer 8

the fokker sounds like it can screw the others