Fokker F.XI

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Fokker F.XI Universal
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Type: Airliner
Design country:

NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands

Manufacturer:

Nederlandse Vfluguigenfabrieken

First flight:

January 1929

Number of pieces:

3

The Fokker F.XI Universal was a light single-engine airliner produced by the Dutch manufacturer Nederlandse Vgenduigenfabrieken , whose development began in 1928. It was designed for two pilots and five passengers. The name Universal was chosen based on the successful Fokker Universal built in the USA . Due to a lack of demand, only three aircraft were built.

history

The F.XI was a light passenger aircraft for short-haul and shuttle service, as it was mainly performed by smaller airlines. The model was the similarly constructed Fokker F.II from 1919. The first flight took place in January 1929. After two more aircraft had been built for the Hungarian airline Malert (registration: H-MFUA and H-MFUB), no further orders were placed.

The prototype came into the possession of the Swiss airline Alpar (registration number CH-188), which sold it to the Austrian Centropatransit und Handels AG in 1954 as a rescue aircraft . In 1959, the aircraft was retired after a collision on the ground with another aircraft and then dismantled. It has been on display at Melbourne Airport since 1974 after extensive restoration by Ansett .

construction

The F.XI was a braced high- wing aircraft with a rigid normal landing gear. The fuselage consisted of a fabric-covered tubular steel frame, the wings were constructed from wood. Behind the closed cockpit for two pilots was the passenger cabin for four to five passengers.

While the prototype was initially powered by the French Lorraine 7a aero engine, the planes were finally given the more powerful Gnome Rhône Jupiter VI radial engine .

Technical specifications

Parameter Data
crew 2
Passengers 4-5
length 11.25 m
span 16.40 m
Empty mass 1500 kg
Takeoff mass 2500 kg
Top speed 170 km / h
Range 700 km
Engines a 9-cylinder radial engine Gnome Rhône Jupiter VI with 345 kW (approx. 470 PS)

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