Ah, yes, Antony Fokker, despite being a Dutch native, thoroughly absorbed the principles of American big business. Build your company on the back of giants.

Today, DB features the Nieuport Ni 28. This was a follow-on to a series of quite successful single-seat fighter aircraft; Nieuport Ni. 11, Nieuport Ni. 17 then the 28. However, by the time the 28 was developed & put into service, the lightweight, comparatively flimsy construction was a flawed design concept. Or, at least badly implemented. The French had the SPAD S. 13 by then, and while the Nieuport company built plenty of 28s, they saw comparatively little service in the Aéronautique Militaire. Instead, when the Americans showed up, and lacked aircraft, the French foisted the Nieuport 28s off on them-initially even without armament, since they were supposed to be only used as advanced trainers. Then the Americans got the guns, and tried to use them as front-line fighters. The famous ace Eddie Rickenbacker, in fact, was nearly killed early in his flying career when he maneuvered his 28 too violently, almost all the fabric peeled off of his right wings, and he crashed.

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