{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.fokker-a-i","code":"thing-q3747025","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q3747025/","name":"Fokker A.I","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.1.0-research.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.OBJ"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"The Fokker A.I was an unarmed, two-seat, single-engine reconnaissance monoplane developed from the Fokker M.5 design and used by German military aviation during the early First World War.","purpose":"Enable an agent to identify the Fokker A.I aircraft type, distinguish documented configurations, and assess what evidence is needed before interpreting, conserving or operating a represented aircraft.","scope":{"in":["Military and manufacturer designation correspondence","Recognition features and differences from neighbouring Fokker monoplanes","Airframe, propulsion and flight-control configurations","Reconnaissance and training equipment and crew arrangements","Configuration-dependent performance and loading evidence","Type-specific conservation and operational assessment requirements"],"out":["Complete histories and maintenance logs of individual airframes","The Fokker company and its entire aircraft catalogue","Independent models of Oberursel engines and their internal components","General aviation mechanics and pilot training","First World War campaigns and reconnaissance doctrine","Replicas treated as original production aircraft"],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Require evidence connecting the A.I designation to M.8; an A.I inscription without manufacturer or service context is insufficient.","Check the documented two-seat shoulder-wing configuration against photographs and drawings rather than identifying every early Fokker monoplane as A.I.","Inspect the observation opening between wing and fuselage as a supporting recognition feature. [Fokker History M.8](https://www.fokker-history.com/en-gb/m-8)","Distinguish a reconnaissance configuration from an armed Eindecker by airframe identity and equipment evidence; a visible weapon alone does not establish a different type.","Resolve Fokker-built and Halberstadt-associated records through builder and designation evidence rather than treating their similar names as automatic synonyms."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"identity-and-production-boundaries","name":"Identity and production boundaries","description":"Establish what counts as Fokker A.I and how alternate labels relate to this registry entry.","layers":[{"id":"designation-mapping","name":"Designation mapping","description":"Connect registry, manufacturer and military names through attributable records.","findings":[{"id":"ai-m8-correspondence","name":"A.I and M.8 correspondence","description":"The historical overview associates M.8 with A-1; exact designation spelling and official application require record-level verification. [Fokker History M.8](https://www.fokker-history.com/en-gb/m-8)","questions":[{"text":"Which manufacturer or military documents explicitly connect Fokker A.I with M.8?","id":"ai-m8-correspondence-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which A.I, A-I and A-1 spellings are official designations, and which are editorial normalizations?","id":"ai-m8-correspondence-q02","kind":"definition"}]}]},{"id":"builder-and-neighbour-boundaries","name":"Builder and neighbour boundaries","description":"Separate licensed production, related designs and individual examples.","findings":[{"id":"licensed-and-related-airframes","name":"Licensed and related airframes","description":"Record claimed licensed production and design relationships without assuming that every related designation is interchangeable.","questions":[{"text":"What records establish the relationship between Halberstadt A.I production and Fokker M.8?","id":"licensed-and-related-airframes-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which documented structural changes distinguish A.I from M.5-derived neighbours and subsequent A-series aircraft?","id":"licensed-and-related-airframes-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"airframe-and-observation","name":"Airframe and observation","description":"Describe recognition geometry, crew accommodation and the configuration needed for ground observation.","layers":[{"id":"recognition-geometry","name":"Recognition geometry","description":"Capture the external features that support or contradict identification.","findings":[{"id":"wing-and-fuselage-evidence","name":"Wing and fuselage evidence","description":"Treat wing placement, observation openings, bracing, tail outline and undercarriage as a combined identification test.","questions":[{"text":"Which dated drawings or identified photographs establish the A.I wing, tail and undercarriage geometry?","id":"wing-and-fuselage-evidence-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What span, length and wing area belong to each documented configuration?","id":"wing-and-fuselage-evidence-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]},{"id":"crew-and-mission-fit","name":"Crew and mission fit","description":"Relate seating and installed equipment to observation and other documented uses.","findings":[{"id":"observation-and-training-arrangements","name":"Observation and training arrangements","description":"Distinguish crew accommodation, sightlines, training controls and carried equipment from unsupported role labels.","questions":[{"text":"How were pilot and observer positioned, and what evidence establishes their downward visibility?","id":"observation-and-training-arrangements-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which training controls, cameras, communication devices or carried weapons are documented for identified A.I examples?","id":"observation-and-training-arrangements-q02","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"When does an equipment change remain an A.I configuration rather than justify a separate type relationship?","id":"observation-and-training-arrangements-q03","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"propulsion-controls-and-performance","name":"Propulsion, controls and performance","description":"Bind propulsion and handling claims to the configuration that produced them.","layers":[{"id":"engine-and-control-installation","name":"Engine and control installation","description":"Identify the installed engine and the mechanisms through which the pilot controls the aircraft.","findings":[{"id":"rotary-installation-and-control-paths","name":"Rotary installation and control paths","description":"The overview identifies a seven-cylinder Oberursel rotary installation; fuel, lubrication, ignition and flight-control details need installation-specific evidence. [Fokker History M.8](https://www.fokker-history.com/en-gb/m-8)","questions":[{"text":"Which engine and propeller combinations are documented, and what original units accompany their power ratings?","id":"rotary-installation-and-control-paths-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Do A.I drawings establish wing warping or another lateral-control mechanism, and how are the pitch and yaw controls connected?","id":"rotary-installation-and-control-paths-q02","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which fuel, oil and ignition controls or safeguards are actually documented for the installation?","id":"rotary-installation-and-control-paths-q03","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"loading-and-performance-evidence","name":"Loading and performance evidence","description":"Keep measured results, estimates and operating limits distinct.","findings":[{"id":"configuration-qualified-envelope","name":"Configuration-qualified envelope","description":"Associate each mass, speed, endurance and climb claim with engine, crew, fuel load and evidence quality.","questions":[{"text":"What empty mass, loaded mass and fuel capacity are supported, and how did the source define them?","id":"configuration-qualified-envelope-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Which speed, endurance or climb figures derive from tests rather than later compilations?","id":"configuration-qualified-envelope-q02","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What evidence would be required before using a historical performance figure in an assessment of a surviving aircraft or replica?","id":"configuration-qualified-envelope-q03","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"material-condition-and-permitted-use","name":"Material condition and permitted use","description":"Connect A.I-specific construction evidence to conservation and possible operation.","layers":[{"id":"construction-and-deterioration","name":"Construction and deterioration","description":"Establish original materials and assembly methods before assessing repairs or degradation.","findings":[{"id":"airframe-and-engine-inspection-basis","name":"Airframe and engine inspection basis","description":"Determine which structural joints, covering, bracing, control components and rotary-engine systems require assessment using verified construction evidence.","questions":[{"text":"Which original drawings or examinations establish materials and joining methods in the A.I fuselage, wings and tail?","id":"airframe-and-engine-inspection-basis-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What deterioration and repair evidence must be checked in the documented structure, bracing and control system before moving or displaying an example?","id":"airframe-and-engine-inspection-basis-q02","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"authenticity-and-use-decisions","name":"Authenticity and use decisions","description":"Separate historical fidelity, mechanical condition and authorization for a proposed activity.","findings":[{"id":"original-restoration-and-replica-status","name":"Original, restoration and replica status","description":"Identify substitutions and reconstruction evidence, then assess display, engine running or flight against the actual aircraft and applicable requirements.","questions":[{"text":"Which parts and dimensions are original, reconstructed from evidence or modern substitutions?","id":"original-restoration-and-replica-status-q01","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"What technical assessment and jurisdiction-specific authorization apply to the proposed display, engine run or flight?","id":"original-restoration-and-replica-status-q02","kind":"action"},{"text":"Which historical acceptance requirements can be documented without presenting them as current certification?","id":"original-restoration-and-replica-status-q03","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"evidence-and-external-alignment","name":"Evidence and external alignment","description":"What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.","layers":[{"id":"reported-evidence","name":"Reported evidence","description":"Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.","findings":[{"id":"evidence-confidence-notes","name":"Check these first","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these check these first hold for the sense of Fokker A.I this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-confidence-notes-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-identifiers","name":"Identifiers and schemes","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of Fokker A.I this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-identifiers-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-real-world-use","name":"Real-world use","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of Fokker A.I this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-real-world-use-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards","name":"Failure modes and hazards","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Fokker A.I this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-neighbours","name":"Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of Fokker A.I this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-neighbours-q01","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Identify photographs or remains as this early reconnaissance monoplane.","Describe its development from an earlier design and its early wartime use from historical sources."],"mustNot":["Present related designs as the same type without evidence.","Invent service details where records are thin.","Misuse its history to glorify war."],"requiresHuman":["Attributing artefacts or remains to this type."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Early military aviation was dangerous for its crews; history should respect them.","Accurate attribution protects the historical record."],"affectedParties":["Historians and museums","Descendants of aircrew"]},"owners":{"steward":"The museum or owner of any surviving example or remains; the state for items in public collections.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q91181642","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.fokker-a-i","Wikidata: Q3747025 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3747025)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["Designation correspondence: Registry identity ↔ manufacturer designation ↔ service designation, qualified by issuer and date","Crew and seating arrangement: Seat count, seat positions, occupant roles and installed controls","Observation geometry: Wing position, fuselage openings and documented downward sightlines","Installed powerplant: Engine designation, cylinder count, rotary architecture, propeller and installation evidence","Engine power: kW with original hp or PS notation, rating conditions and source retained","Airframe dimensions and loading: Span and length in m; wing area in m²; empty and loaded mass in kg","Documented performance: Speed in km/h, endurance in h and altitude in m, with load and test conditions","Representation and assessment state: Documentary record, original material, restored aircraft or replica; condition and operating authorization separately recorded"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Single-engine monoplane with a shoulder or mid wing and wire bracing.","Two open seats and no armament.","Early First World War markings in photographs."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["Match an aircraft record or photograph to A.I using designation and configuration evidence.","Compare a claimed A.I configuration with documented M.8 features.","Identify performance figures imported from a neighbouring aircraft or incompatible engine installation.","Assess whether an interpretation of reconnaissance, training or weapon carriage is supported.","Specify evidence and inspections needed for conservation, display or an operational assessment."]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Wing-warping control and fragile structure limited safety.","Unarmed reconnaissance left crews exposed."]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":[]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["This aircraft type is encountered in studies of early First World War military reconnaissance and the development of aviation.","Archival photographs, technical records and scale representations support identification and comparison with related contemporary monoplanes.","Historical documentation informs interpretation and any reconstruction or conservation work."]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q3747025: Fokker A.I","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3747025","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Fokker A.I","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fokker_A.I","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["What primary documentation fixes the A.I/M.8 designation boundary and the precise relationship to Halberstadt A.I production?","Which engine ratings and installations are authentic, and do conflicting published figures reflect variants, unit conventions or errors?","What original drawings establish the lateral-control mechanism, structural materials, dimensions and loading limits?","Which reconnaissance, training and weapon-carriage configurations are documented modifications rather than retrospective descriptions?","Do any original airframes or substantial components survive, and what evidence distinguishes them from reconstructions and replicas?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q3747025/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q3747025/spec.json"],"providers":["Codex"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-12T09:47:40Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"not-applicable","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-07T10:10:30+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass","interaction.interfaces":"No specific applicable standard, law or official classification is established here for the historical aircraft model without a jurisdiction, surviving airframe or intended activity."},"score":1.0}}