Fokker F.IX

The Fokker F.IX was an airliner developed in the Netherlands in the late 1920s, intended to provide KLM with an aircraft suitable for regular services to the Dutch East Indies.

When the onset of the Great Depression forced the postponement of those plans, the market for this aircraft disappeared as well, although it did see military service in Czechoslovakia as a bomber.

Variants

F-IX

Three-engine passenger airliner for KLM.

Avia F.39

Three-engine bomber aircraft for the Czechoslovakian Air Force.

F-IX D

Three-engine passenger airliner for Czechoslovakian Airlines.

18 built in total.

Specifications

 Crew

Two 

Capacity

20 passengers

Length

19.31 m (63 ft 6.75 in)

Wingspan

27.16 m (89 ft 0.5 in)

Height

4.572 m (15 ft 8.75 in)

Empty weight

5,450 kg (12,015 lb)

Max take-off weight

9,000 kg (19,842 lb)

Powerplant

3 × Gnome-Rhône 9A Jupiter 9-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engines, 360 kW (480 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed

210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn)

Cruise speed

172 km/h (107 mph, 93 kn)

Range

1,150 km (710 mi, 620 nmi).