| Fokker D.XXIII | |
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| Model of the D.XXIII | |
| Role | Single-seat fighter |
| National origin | Netherlands |
| Manufacturer | Fokker |
| Designer | Marius Beeling |
| First flight | 30 May 1939 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Fokker D.XXIII was a Dutch single-seat fighter designed and built by Fokker. Only one aircraft was flown before the country was invaded by the Germans in May 1940.[1]
The Fokker D.XXIII was designed as a twin-engined single-seat aircraft. To overcome the problems of asymmetric flight it had a tractor engine at the front and a pusher engine at the rear.[1] The D.XXIII was a cantilever monoplane with the twin tail units on booms.[1] The pilot had an enclosed cockpit in between the tractor and pusher engines and it had a retractable tricycle landing gear.[1]
The prototype first flew on 30 May 1939 powered by two Walter Sagitta I-SR liquid cooled vee piston engines.[1] The trial flights identified problems with the cooling of the rear engine and general engine performance. It was proposed to use Rolls-Royce or Daimler-Benz engines in the production aircraft.[1] Concerns were also raised about the pilot clearing the rear propeller if he had to bail out and an ejector seat was studied.[1] The programme was abandoned in May 1940 when the German forces invaded the Netherlands.[1]
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