[1][2] The aircraft features a strut-braced triplane layout, a single-seat open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear, and a single engine in tractor configuration.

[1] The Sands Fokker Dr.1 Triplane is made from welded steel tubing and wood, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric.

With full fuel of 23 U.S. gallons (87 L; 19 imp gal) the payload for the pilot and baggage is 312 lb (142 kg).

[1] The designer estimated the construction time from the supplied kit as 3,000 hours.

[1] By 1998 the company reported that 100 sets of plans had been sold and 15 aircraft were completed and flying.