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Contents 1 Founding year? 2 Fokker F.IX 3 Famous Fokkers 4 Fokker's bankruptcy 5 Famous Fokkers

[edit] Founding year?

If the company was founded in 1919,how could the Red Baron have died flying a Fokker in 1917?

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I agree, that's got to be incorrect. I'm no expert, but Fokker were one of the first established aircraft manufacturers during WWI...Nikevs 22:12, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Fixed! FranksValli 00:20, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fokker F.IX

I have uploaded a drawing of the Fokker F.IX, which dates to the early 1930's. This was a military bomber, born of the more famous FVII/3m and /b, which were the commercial transport and bomber variants, respectively. I know it's kind of silly to ask for the creation of a new article around a picture, but, I think an article should be written. The image is found here. --MyWikiBiz 04:19, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Famous Fokkers

I removed this "joke", because it has nothing to do with Fokker and was really too juvenile for words. --Recoloniser 11:46, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Let me guess, those fokkers were flying Messerschmitts. It was astoundingly funny when I was 14.Mark Lincoln 02:51, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fokker's bankruptcy

At the time nothing much was said in the press about competition from Airbus and Boeing. Obviously mismanangement played a big role, but the real killer, accoring to the stories in the newspapers at the time, was a bit of dumping by BAe. BAe's 146 was a competitor for the F100, but had not been a great success, mostly due to it's high operating costs. When it was obvious that Fokker was in difficulties, BAe management apparently saw it's chance and guaranteed a lower price to all potential Fokker customers than whatever Fokker was asking them for it's F100, even if that meant selling at a loss. Since BAe's pockets were a lot deeper than Fokker's and DASA was not willing to match BAe, Fokker lost and went under. The curious thing about this is that BAe's dumping policy should have brought it into conflict with the European Commission, but apparently it didn't. --Recoloniser 11:46, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

The commuter market was being stressed hard about the time Fokker went under. It was being pressed not only by BAe, but by manufacturers in Canada and Brazil.

Fokker did not have the banking connections to survive.Mark Lincoln 02:46, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Famous Fokkers

The name of that section is hilarious, and clearly intentional.

This one is old and you might have heard it :) --MoRsE 07:49, 5 April 2007 (UTC) + == ::A World War II pilot is reminiscing before school children about his days in the air force. (Joke best delivered with a good thick accent)

"In 1942," he says, "the situation was really tough. The Germans had a very strong air force. I remember, " he continues, "one day I was protecting the bombers and suddenly, out of the clouds, these fokkers appeared.

(At this point, several of the children giggle.)

I looked up, and right above me was one of them. I aimed at him and shot him down. They were swarming. I immediately realized that there was another fokker behind me."

At this instant the girls in the auditorium start to giggle and boys start to laugh. The teacher stands up and says, "I think I should point out that 'Fokker' was the name of the German-Dutch aircraft company"

"That's true," says the pilot, "but these fokkers were flying Messerschmidts." restoredBzuk 14:30, 22 April 2007 (UTC).