Fokker S-14

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The Fokker S-14 Machtrainer was a Dutch two-seater military training jet aircraft designed and manufactured by Fokker for the Royal Netherlands Air Force in 1951. It was one of the first jet fighter training aircraft in the world. The American aircraft manufacturer Fairchild, which later also built the Fokker Friendship under license, hoped to win an order for the aircraft from the United States Air Force, but this did not happen. Though several other countries also tested the aircraft, other than the Royal Netherlands Air Force, only the Brazilian Air Force ordered S-14 Machtrainers. Only 21 aircraft were ever built and of those only three still exist today. One of those aircraft is located at the Aviodrome museum on Lelystad Airport, an other is preserved at the Royal Netherlands Air Force museum in Soesterberg.

1 Design
2 Operators
3 Specifications (S-14)
4 Related content

[edit] Design

Unlike most modern jet aircraft, the engine inlet is located on the nose of the aircraft. It has straight dihedral wings. The wing design and size allowed for the aircraft to land at much lower speeds than most jet aircraft at the time.

Because its main role was to train pilots, the two seats in the cockpit were placed next to each other which gave it a fairly wide fuselage. For training purposes it could also carry four 11.4 kg (25 lb) practice bombs