Fokker F.XXII

Fokker F.XXII
Swedish Fokker F.XXII
Role 22-passenger transport
Manufacturer Fokker
First flight 1935
Introduction 1935
Retired 1947
Primary users KLM
Royal Air Force
Scottish Aviation
AB Aerotransport
Number built 4

The Fokker F.XXII was a 1930s Dutch four-engined 22-passenger airliner designed and built by Fokker.

Development

Developed as a smaller version of the Fokker F.XXXVI the F.XXII is a high-wing cantilever monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear. It was powered by four Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial piston engines mounted in the wing leading edge. The first aircraft registered PH-AJP first flew in 1935, and was followed by two production aircraft all for KLM. A fourth aircraft was built for the Swedish airline AB Aerotransport.

Operational history

One KLM aircraft crashed in July 1935 and the other two continued in service until August 1939, when they were sold to British American Air Services and Scottish Aviation in the United Kingdom. A month later the British American Air Services aircraft was also acquired by Scottish Aviation as a navigation trainer. In October 1941, they were both impressed into service with the Royal Air Force and used as transports and crew trainers. One aircraft survived the war to be returned to Scottish Aviation who used it for services between Prestwick and Belfast until it was grounded at the end of 1947.

The Swedish aircraft, which was named Lappland, flew a regular Amsterdam Malmo service until it was destroyed in an accident in June 1936.

Airspeed Ltd. in Great Britain arranged a license to build F.XXIIs for the British market as the Airspeed AS.16, but no orders were received.[1]

Operators

Civil operators

 Netherlands
 Sweden
 United Kingdom

Military operators

 United Kingdom

Accidents and incidents

Specifications (variant)

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1895/6

General characteristics

Performance

Related lists

References

  1. Taylor, H.A.. Airspeed Aircraft since 1931. Putnam. 1970. London. ISBN 0-370-00110-9
  2. Accident description for CCCP-M25 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2014-7-24.
  3. Accident description for SE-ABA at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2014-7-24.
  4. Accident description for HM159 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2014-7-24.
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