Fokker C.IV

The Fokker C.IV was a two-seat reconnaissance aircraft.

The C.IV was developed from the earlier C.I but it was a larger and more robust aircraft.

The C.IV was designed as a reconnaissance biplane with a fixed tail wheel landing gear and was originally powered by the Napier Lion piston engine.

It had a wider fuselage and wider track of the cross-axle landing gear than the C.I.

Variants

C.IV

Production version with a 336 kW (450 hp) Napier Lion engine.

C.IVA

A reduced wing-span version (12.50 m/41 ft) and reduced take-off weight.

Built for the Dutch East Indies Army. powered by a Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII V-12 engine

C.IVB

As C.IV but using a Rolls-Royce Eagle or Liberty L-12 engine.

C.IVC

Long-range reconnaissance version with extended wingspan (14.27 m/46 ft).

C.IV-W

Extended wingspan as C.IVC and fitted with twin-floats and Napier Lion engine.

C.IVH

Special version for a flight between Amsterdam and Tokyo in 1924.

XCO-4

United States Army designation for three aircraft for evaluation.

CO-4A

United States Army designation for five production aircraft powered by 313 kW (420 hp) Liberty L-12A engine and fuselage extended by 24 cm (9½ in).

AO-1

United States Army designation for an artillery spotting version modified from one of the XCO-4s

Specifications

Crew

2

Length

9.20 m (30 ft 2 in)

Wingspan

12.90 m (42 ft 3 in)

Height

3.40 m (11 ft 1 in)

Wing area

39.20 m2 (421.96 sq ft)

Empty weight

1,450 kg (3,197 lb)

Gross weight

2,270 kg (5,004 lb)

Powerplant

1 × Napier Lion W-12 water-cooled piston engine , 336 kW (450 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed

214 km/h (133 mph, 116 kn)

Range

1,200 km (746 mi, 648 nmi)

Service ceiling

5,500 m (18,045 ft)

Armament

1 or 2 × fixed forward-firing 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine-guns, and twin cockpit-mounted guns.