Fokker D.X
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| D.X | |
|---|---|
| Type | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Fokker |
| Designed by | Reinhold Platz |
| Maiden flight | 1918 |
| Introduced | 1918 |
| Primary users | Spanish Air Force Finnish Air Force |
| Number built | 11 |
| Developed from | Fokker D.VIII |
Fokker D.X (or D.10) was a Dutch fighter aircraft designed after World War I.
The chief designer at Fokker, Reinhold Platz, designed the Fokker D.VIII fighter in 1918. It was a parasol monoplane with cantilever wings, which was an uncommon feature of the time. Its rotary engine could only develop 110 hp, but it had good flying qualities. 60 aircraft were manufactured in Germany.
After the war, Anthony Fokker moved his factory to Holland, where production continued. The D.X was an enlarged development of the D.VIII, which saw limited success. Ten aircraft were sold to Spain and one to Finland, where it was in use 1923-24.
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[edit] Operators
Spain- Spanish Air Force (10)
Finland- Finnish Air Force (1)
[edit] Specifications (D.X)
Data from Thulinista Hornetiin
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 14 m (45 ft 11 in)
- Height: 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
- Wing area: m² (ft²)
- Empty weight: kg (lb)
- Loaded weight: kg (lb)
- Useful load: kg (kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,250 kg (2,750 lb)
- Powerplant: 1× Hispano-Suiza 8Fb liquid-cooled V8 engine, 223 kW (300 hp)
Performance
- Never exceed speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Maximum speed: 225 km/h (121 knots, 138 mph)
- Cruise speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Stall speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Range: km (nm, mi)
- Service ceiling m (ft)
- Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)
- Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: W/kg (hp/lb)
Armament 2 × MGs
[edit] Sources
- Timo Heinonen (1992). Thulinista Hornetiin - 75 vuotta Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneita. Tikkakoski: Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseo. ISBN 9519568824.
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