The History of Fighter Planes

The History of Fighter Planes (Part 1)

Airco DH.2, one of the early spy planes manufactured

A Niuport 17 with a Fokker Dr.1 on its tail

Following the invention of planes by the Wright Brothers in the start of the 20th century, planes served as spies. They are vulnerable and had poor airspeed and altitude, which means it may stall during maneuvers above 45 degrees. If an enemy plane is sighted pilots will usually throw stones or fire their pistol at one another.  At the Great War, machine guns were mounted on flying crackpot contraptions, which we can bite through. These planes served for the RAF of Great Britain and the Luftstreitkräfte (say: loof/ strai/ kraf/ te) of Imperial Germany.