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Aircraft and simulator background
The Fokker Dr.I was a single-seat triplane fighter of the First World War. The RAF Museum's timeline records the first two F.I/Dr.I aircraft reaching Richthofen's unit on 21 August 1917 and Werner Voss recording the type's first combat victory on 30 August.
Fokker Dr.I
RAF Museum · Read more ↗The community simulator rendition
Got Friends lists the Dr.I as community content distributed through Flightsim.to, with manual installation. The product banner identifies a build for MSFS 2020 and forward compatibility with MSFS 2024.
Fokker Dr.I
Got Friends · Read more ↗Meet Fokker Dr.I
The Fokker Dr.I was a single-seat triplane fighter of the First World War. The RAF Museum's timeline records the first two F.I/Dr.I aircraft reaching Richthofen's unit on 21 August 1917 and Werner Voss recording the type's first combat victory on 30 August.
Got Friends represents the triplane in a simulator package. Its aircraft page is linked separately from the historical account.
Fokker Dr.I
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Fokker Dr.I
RAF Museum · World aviation timeline: 1917 ↗Aircraft type designators
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History & design
Arrival and wing-construction problems
The first two F.I/Dr.I fighters reached Richthofen's unit on 21 August 1917. On 30 August Werner Voss recorded the first combat victory for the type. A Dr.I broke up in flight on 28 October, and the subsequent grounding and investigation revealed deficiencies in wing construction.
RAF Museum · World aviation timeline: 1917 ↗21 and 30 August; 28 October — F.I/Dr.I delivery, combat and grounding
Systems & details
The community simulator rendition
Got Friends lists the Dr.I as community content distributed through Flightsim.to, with manual installation. The product banner identifies a build for MSFS 2020 and forward compatibility with MSFS 2024.
The Oberursel rotary
The USAF Museum identifies the Dr.I’s Oberursel UR-2 as a 110 hp rotary derived directly from the French Le Rhône design of the same rating. Its account also distinguishes the surviving UR-2 in its collection from the engine of Richthofen’s aircraft held by the Imperial War Museum. This is the historical engine reference, rather than a description of a modern replica installation.
In your simulator
Systems, equipment and documentation for each developer’s aircraft.
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024Got Friends Fokker Dr.1
Got Friends · Released
Got Friends Fokker Dr.1
Got Friends · Released
Manuals & resources
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Museum history
World aviation timeline: 1917Fokker Dr.I
21 and 30 August; 28 October — F.I/Dr.I delivery, combat and grounding
RAF Museum · Read the source ↗Developer documentation
Fokker DR.1Fokker Dr.I
Product description and feature list
Got Friends · Read the source ↗Read the original documentation from the people who created it. Manuals open on their publisher’s website.
Museum history
World aviation timeline: 1917RAF Museum · 21 and 30 August; 28 October — F.I/Dr.I delivery, combat and groundingDeveloper documentation
Fokker DR.1Got Friends · Product description and feature listAircraft documentation
Oberursel UR-2 rotary engineNational Museum of the United States Air ForceBuilt-in force-feedback profiles
Read the documentary basis, editable starting settings and remaining questions for the aircraft you fly. Each explanation refers to the exact profile revision shown.
Catalogue programme-20261011-v3 · 1 profile choice
Got Friends Fokker Dr.1
Got Friends · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
A single-seat First World War triplane fighter.
Got Friends Fokker Dr.1
A single-seat First World War triplane fighter.
Aircraft and simulator scope
- Got Friends Fokker Dr.1 · Got Friends · MSFS 2020 · Add-on starting point
- Got Friends Fokker Dr.1 · Got Friends · MSFS 2024 · Add-on starting point
The simulator model and controls
Got Friends Fokker Dr.1 is the selected Got Friends configuration.
How this profile feels
Spring resistance builds with the selected airspeed response. A separate aerodynamic term adds speed-dependent control load.
Pitch-trim relief is off. Autopilot following is off.
Aircraft and configuration
The Fokker Dr.I was a single-seat triplane fighter of the First World War. The RAF Museum's timeline records the first two F.I/Dr.I aircraft reaching Richthofen's unit on 21 August 1917 and Werner Voss recording the type's first combat victory on 30 August.
The Got Friends rendition
Got Friends lists a Fokker Dr.I simulator product. Its short description identifies the triplane but gives no detailed control-system or edition information.
About the values
Strengths are normalized hardware-feel settings. They set the effect balance; hand force depends on the device and its limits. The IAS reference is a tuning value.
Documentary review and sources
These decisions describe the documentary basis and remaining gaps for this revision. Aircraft documentation and a starting setting describe different kinds of evidence.
Aircraft and variant
InheritedGot Friends Fokker Dr.1 is the selected Got Friends configuration.
Flight controls
InheritedA single-seat First World War triplane fighter.
Trim
InheritedThe profile uses the trim behaviour configured below. Pitch relief is off, with stored authority 0; roll authority is 0.
Autopilot and stability
InheritedAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel.
Equipment
InheritedThe Fokker Dr.I was a single-seat triplane fighter of the First World War. The RAF Museum's timeline records the first two F.I/Dr.I aircraft reaching Richthofen's unit on 21 August 1917 and Werner Voss recording the type's first combat victory on 30 August.
Speeds and limits
InheritedThe indicated-speed references set the profile response scale; they are separate from aircraft operating limits.
Simulator integration
InheritedThe profile targets msfs2020, msfs2024. Add-on-specific controls use only the supported references configured by this profile.
Force-feedback settings
InheritedThe settings define the profile’s effect balance. Device output limits affect physical hand force.
Starting settings and their rationale
These configured values are starting estimates. The explanations describe what each setting controls; physical validation appears separately below.
| Setting | Starting value | What it controls and why |
|---|---|---|
| Spring strength | Starting value0.74 | What it controls and whyGot Friends lists a Fokker Dr.I simulator product. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 42.5 KIAS. |
| Master force gain | Starting value0.85 | What it controls and whyScales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits. |
| Profile force gain | Starting value0.8 | What it controls and whyThe aerodynamic-load gain is 0.8 with an indicated-speed reference of 85 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value85 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit. |
| Spring response reference speed | Starting value42.5 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it. |
| Aileron force scale | Starting value0.72 | What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled. |
| Elevator force scale | Starting value1.0 | What it controls and whyScales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings. |
| Trim feel | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyRetained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement. |
| Trim relief | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAllows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount. |
| Autopilot follow | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel. |
| Autopilot neutral hold | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target. |
| Output force limit | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whyCaps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate. |
All 44 starting settings and their rationale
The settings define the profile’s effect balance. Device output limits affect physical hand force.
| Setting | Starting value | What it controls and why |
|---|---|---|
| Spring strength | Starting value0.74 | What it controls and whyGot Friends lists a Fokker Dr.I simulator product. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 42.5 KIAS. |
| Spring deadband | Starting value0.04 | What it controls and whySets travel around the centre before the baseline spring resists. Smaller values engage it sooner. |
| Profile force gain | Starting value0.8 | What it controls and whyThe aerodynamic-load gain is 0.8 with an indicated-speed reference of 85 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Master force gain | Starting value0.85 | What it controls and whyScales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits. |
| QBlend Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows baseline spring strength to rise with indicated airspeed where the control law permits it. |
| QSpring Minimum Factor | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whySets low-speed spring strength as a fraction of baseline when blending is enabled. One keeps full strength. |
| QSpring Start Knots | Starting value8 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed spring blend starts rising. This is a feel threshold, not a flight limit. |
| Spring response reference speed | Starting value42.5 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value85 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit. |
| Airspeed spring stiffening gain | Starting value0.15 | What it controls and whyThe high-speed spring-stiffening gain is 0.15. It strengthens the permitted spring response above 42.5 KIAS, with the squared-speed ratio capped at 5. |
| Airspeed spring stiffening limit | Starting value5 | What it controls and whyLimits the squared airspeed ratio used for high-speed spring stiffening; it is not a device-force cap. |
| Aileron force scale | Starting value0.72 | What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled. |
| Elevator force scale | Starting value1.0 | What it controls and whyScales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings. |
| Output force limit | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whyCaps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate. |
| Trim feel | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyRetained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement. |
| Trim relief | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAllows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount. |
| Elevator Authority | Starting value0 | What it controls and whyThe profile uses the trim behaviour configured below. Pitch relief is off, with stored authority 0; roll authority is 0. |
| Aileron Authority | Starting value0 | What it controls and whyScales supported roll-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes roll response. |
| Force Trim Enabled | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyEnables local force trim, separate from aircraft-owned trim and add-on integration qualification. |
| GLoad Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows load-factor changes to modify permitted spring laws. Passive fly-by-wire feel can suppress it. |
| Rate Damping Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables rate damping with the configured coefficients and control law. |
| Autopilot follow | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel. |
| Autopilot follow authority | Starting value0.1 | What it controls and whySets admitted AP-follow gain, not a percentage of travel. Runtime ownership and input limits still apply. |
| Autopilot neutral hold | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target. |
| Autopilot neutral hold strength | Starting value0.6 | What it controls and whySets admitted AP neutral-hold strength; inactive while neutral hold is disabled. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables aerodynamic cues; each still needs nonzero strength and its simulator conditions. |
| Gain | Starting value0.35 | What it controls and whySets stall-buffet strength. Zero removes the cue without changing simulator stalls or warnings. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets high-Mach buffet strength; onset and full-strength thresholds are separate. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets flap buffet at the configured position and speed gates. Flap movement texture is separate. |
| Maximum flap index | Starting value3 | What it controls and whySets the final flap index for detent normalization. UP plus three detents uses maximum index3. |
| Minimum flap index | Starting value2 | What it controls and whySets the first flap detent that admits buffet; this is a handle index, not degrees. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets gear aerodynamic buffet; movement and ground-contact cues are separate. |
| Shaker Enabled | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits shaker at supported warning conditions; the switch does not establish aircraft equipment. |
| Stick shaker amplitude | Starting value0.5 | What it controls and whySets triggered shaker strength; inactive while the shaker feature is disabled. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables ground effects; each still needs its own strength and contact or motion telemetry. |
| Gain | Starting value0.4 | What it controls and whySets rolling texture strength, modified by speed, surface and undercarriage configuration. |
| Gain | Starting value0.25 | What it controls and whySets gear-bump texture during ground motion, separate from touchdown impact. |
| Gain | Starting value0.65 | What it controls and whySets landing-impact strength; landing telemetry and response shape determine the pulse. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets reverse-thrust vibration with valid reverser and engine conditions. Zero removes the cue. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry. |
| Gain | Starting value0.12 | What it controls and whySets estimated engine vibration using configured telemetry and response, not measured cockpit vibration. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables accessory cues with configured strengths and observed accessory movement. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets texture from observed flap movement; a command without movement does not establish the cue. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects. |
Limits and open questions
- Manual triplane starting point. Aircraft torque response remains in simulator; no engine torque converted directly to grip force.
- No in-flight trim hardware established; relief off.
- No calibrated autopilot servo or inceptor-demand output established. AP follow and neutral hold are disabled.
- 85 KIAS is an estimated tuning reference, not a certified operating limit or cruise TAS.
- Native read-only aircraft telemetry only. No custom interface names, units or freshness contract invented; switches and animated controls are not servo demands.
- Spring 0.74, lateral scale 0.7, pitch/roll relief 0/0; editable estimates. No measured hand-force calibration, unsupported failure loads, surface-follow or body-rate torque.
- Installed-aircraft and physical checks are deferred. If telemetry omits the developer or configuration, select this profile and save it as the aircraft default.
- Only actual accessory-position changes drive movement textures. No release or installed-product acceptance is inferred.
Physical validation
No physical force validation is recorded in this public catalogue for this revision. Documentary review and software checks do not establish how a particular device feels.
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