Happy Fokker Friday!

"For Sweden" (rallybeetle) 06/17/2016 at 11:19 • Filed to: Fokker Friday, Fokker, Planelopnik

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S65 > For Sweden 06/17/2016 at 11:24

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I don’t get it

$kaycog > For Sweden 06/17/2016 at 11:25

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This might be the mother of all Fokkers.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > For Sweden 06/17/2016 at 11:28

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Right back at you. Merry Fokker Friday!

TheHondaBro > For Sweden 06/17/2016 at 11:29

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What the Fokker you talkin’ about?

For Sweden > S65 06/17/2016 at 11:34

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I know

Ash78, voting early and often > For Sweden 06/17/2016 at 11:39

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Nice landing there, Fokker! I bet you're gonna use reverse thrust to save your brakes now, too. Typical.

Chariotoflove > $kaycog 06/17/2016 at 11:45

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Nice tri, but these were truly Fokked when this guy caught up with them.

$kaycog > Chariotoflove 06/17/2016 at 11:47

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*giggle out loud*

ttyymmnn > For Sweden 06/17/2016 at 12:06

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Fokker? I hardly know her!

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > $kaycog 06/17/2016 at 14:47

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Oh for Fock’s sake’s, this is getting ridiculous.

According to Wikipedia this is the original Fokker, the Spin. I suspect Spin means something different in Dutch or German, as it wouldn’t be the most confidence inspiring English name for an airplane.

$kaycog > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 06/17/2016 at 14:58

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That looks so safe.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 06/17/2016 at 15:31

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Spin means Spider, the 8 legged insect, not the car.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 06/17/2016 at 15:48

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I can see where the name comes from. Is Spin German or Dutch? It’s tough to decide since Fokker was Dutch but started his company in Germany.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 06/17/2016 at 15:50

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It’s Dutch, though the German word is spinne, which is very close.

Kastle, Queen of . . . > For Sweden 06/21/2016 at 01:09

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I missed this! Some of my fondest childhood memories are of being in on all the early stages (thanks to a family member) of building a full-scale replica Fokker D7. We left the country we were living in at a time when just the wings and some other bits had been built, after five years of research and getting plans and translating them and finding metric tools, but . . . last I heard it had been completed and is flying.