Fokker T.V
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| T.V | |
|---|---|
| Type | "Aerial cruiser" |
| Manufacturer | Fokker |
| Primary user | Netherlands Air Force |
The Fokker T.V was a twin-engine bomber, described as an "aerial hunting cruiser", built by Fokker for the Netherlands Air Force.
It was modern for its time but by the German invasion of 1940 it was outclassed by the Luftwaffe. Nevertheless the T.V was used successfully against the German onslaught. The T.V and Fokker G.1 were the only bomber aircraft of the Dutch air force that were equipped with retractable landing gear.
As the T.V lacked self-sealing fuel tanks they gained a reputation for rapidly catching fire when hit by enemy weapons.
[edit] Specifications
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics
- Crew: five
- Length: ft in (16 m)
- Wingspan: ft in (21 m)
- Height: ft in (5 m)
- Wing area: ft² (66.2 m²)
- Empty weight: lb (4,650 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: lb (7,250 kg)
- Powerplant: 2× Bristol Pegasus XXVI air-cooled radials, 925 hp (kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: mph (417 km/h)
- Cruise speed: mph (350 km/h)
- Range: mi (1,550 km)
- Service ceiling: ft (7,700 m)
Armament
guns: 1 Solothurn 20 mm in nose cupola; 5 7.9 mm machine-guns on back, in tail cupola, either side and under the fuselage.
bombs: 1000 kg to each boom.
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