Fokker F.10

Fokker F.10
Type:	Passenger plane
Design country:	United States
Manufacturer:	Atlantic Aircraft Corporation (Fokker Aircraft Corporation of America)
Commissioning:	1927
Number of pieces:	65

Fokker F.10 of Universal Air Lines NC5614

The Fokker F.10 was a three-engine passenger aircraft that was built in New Jersey by the Fokker Aircraft Corporation of America , the successor to the Atlantic Aircraft Corporation . This company, which was initially founded to sell the aircraft built by Fokker in the Netherlands in the USA, later took over the construction of aircraft based on the designs of the main factory.

development

The twelve-seat Focker F.10 appeared in 1927. The basis was the Fokker F.VII of the Dutch parent company. Various American airlines received the model. This was followed by the improved 14-seat F.10A , which had an enlarged fuselage and a modified wing structure. The nickname was "Super Trimotor". The end of the type was initiated by a sensational crash (see Transcontinental and Western Air flight 5 ).

Military variants

The C-5 was an F.10A (USAAC serial number 29-405) procured by the United States Army Air Corps , which was initially fitted with Pratt & Whitney R- 1340-3 radial engines, but later replaced by Wright R-975 ( Wright J-6) were replaced.

The RA-4 was a standard F.10A ( BuA-8841 ) that was tested by the US Marine Corps and was equipped with a modified nose and tail unit. However, the USMC rejected the machine because of insufficient performance. In 1933 it was scrapped. The versions RA-1 to RA-3 were variants of the F.VIIA.

Technical specifications

Sectional drawing of the fuselage of the Fokker F.10

Parameter	Fokker F.10A
crew	2 pilots
length	15.21 m
span	24.13 m
Wing area	79.34 m²
height	3.89 m
Empty mass	3447 kg
Max. Takeoff mass	5897 kg
drive	three nine-cylinder radial engines Pratt & Whitney R-1340 , each 425 hp (313 kW)
Top speed	233 km / h
Cruising speed	198 km / h
Service ceiling	5485 m

literature

• AERO issue 81, p. 2264

Web links

Commons : Fokker F.10  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ John M. Andrade, US Military Aircraft Designations and Serials , Midland Counties Publ., 1979, p. 214