Fokker C.V

The Fokker C.V was a Dutch light reconnaissance and bomber biplane aircraft. 

It was designed by Anthony Fokker and the series manufacture began in 1924 at Fokker in Amsterdam.

Variants

C.V-A

Reconnaissance aircraft

C.V-B

Reconnaissance aircraft.

C.V-C

Ground attack aircraft. Users: The Netherlands, Bolivia.

C.V-D

Reconnaissance, bomber and escort fighter.

Users

Finland, Denmark, Hungary(Ds and Es), the Netherlands(VIs, Ds and Cs), Norway, Sweden 2, Switzerland, Germany(Ds and Es).

C.V-E

Light bomber.

Users

Finland, Denmark, Hungary(Ds and Es), the Netherlands, KNIL, Germany(Ds and Es), Norway, Sweden, Switzerland.

C.V-W

C.V-C floatplane.

C.VI

Reconnaissance aircraft with Hispano-Suiza engine, 33 converted from C.V-D

C.IX

Reconnaissance variant of C.V-E with Hispano-Suiza 12N engine

Built for The Netherlands and Switzerland.

IMAM Ro.1 and Ro.1-bis

Italian licence built light bomber.

Manfred Weiss WM-9 Budapest

licence-built Fokker C.V-E

Manfred Weiss WM-11 Budapest

Hungarian licence-built Fokker C.V-D

Manfred Weiss WM-14 Budapest

Hungarian licence-built Fokker C.V-D

Manfred Weiss WM-16 Budapest

WM-16A with 410 kW (550 hp) Gnome-Rhône 9K Mistral, 9 built

WM-16B with 641.3 kW (860 hp) Gnome-Rhône 14K Mistral Major, 9 built

Manfred Weiss WM-21 Sólyom

development of WM-16.

Specifications

C.V

Crew

2

Length

9.25 m (30 ft 4 in)

Wingspan

12.50 m (41 ft 0 in)

Height

3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)

Wing area

39.30 m2 (423.0 sq ft)

Empty weight

1,920 kg (4,233 lb)

Max take-off weight

2,145 kg (4,729 lb)

Powerplant

1 × Rolls Royce Kestrel VIIb V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 470 kW (630 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed

250 km/h (160 mph, 130 kn)

Cruise speed

180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)

Range

1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi)

Service ceiling

6,500 m (21,300 ft)

Armament

Guns

2 × 7.9 mm (.31 in) FN synchronized fixed machine guns, 1 × 7.9 mm (.31 in) Lewis machine gun on flexible mount in the rear

Bombs

200 kg (440 lb) of bombs under wings.