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Fokker F.XVIII

The Fokker F.XVIII was an airliner produced in the Netherlands in the early 1930s, essentially a scaled-up version of the Fokker F.XII intended for long-distance flights.

Like its predecessor, it was a conventional high-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tail wheel undercarriage.

Military users

Netherlands West Indies Defence Force, Spanish Republican Air Force, Israeli Air Force.

Specifications

Crew

Two/Four

Capacity

12 passengers

Length

18.50 m (60 ft 8 in)

Wingspan

24.50 m (80 ft 4 in)

Wing area

84.0 m2 (904 sq ft)

Empty weight

4,620 kg (10,190 lb)

Gross weight

7,850 kg (17,300 lb)

Powerplant

3 × Pratt & Whitney Wasp C , 313 kW (420 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed

240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)

Range

1,820 km (1,130 mi, 980 nmi)

Service ceiling

4,800 m (15,750 ft)

Armament

Military conversion

One .303 Lewis machine gun on flexible dorsal mount

Military conversion

Unspecified number of 8 kg anti-submarine bombs.

 

 

 

 

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