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Fokker C.IV
| Fokker C.VI | |
|---|---|
| Type | Two-seat reconnaissance aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Fokker |
| Maiden flight | 1923 |
| Introduced | 1924 |
| Primary users | Dutch Army Air Corps United States Army Air Service USSR |
| Number built | 159 |
The Fokker C.VI was a 1920s Dutch two-seat reconnaissance aircraft designed and built by Fokker.
Design and development
The C.VI was developed from the earlier C.I but it was a larger and more robust aircraft. Designed as a reconnaissance biplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear and 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. Delivered to both the Dutch Army Air Corps (30 aircraft) and the Dutch East Indies Army (10 aircraft) it was also exported. The USSR bought 55 aircraft and the United States Army Air Service acquired eight. Twenty aircraft were licensed built in Spain by the Jorge Loring company for the Spanish Army. After service as reconnaissance machines the aircraft were then operated as trainers into the 1930s.
Variants
- C.IV
- Production version with a 450hp (336kW) Napier Lion engine.
- C.IVA
- A reduced wing-span version (12.50m (41ft)) and reduced
take-off weight for the Dutch East Indies Army.
- C.IVB
- As C.IV but using a Rolls-Royce Eagle or American Liberty engine.
- C.IVC
- Long-range reconnaissance version with extended wing-span (14.27m (46ft)).
- 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 fiver production aircraft powered by 420hp (313kW) Liberty L-12A engine and fuselage extension of 9½in (0.24m).
- AO-1
- United States Army designation for an artillery spotting version modified from one of the XCO-4s
Specifications (C.IV)
See also
Related lists
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| Notable incidents and accidents | Military aviation · Airliners · General aviation · Famous aviation-related deaths |
| Records | Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft |
References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
- John Andrade, U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909, Midland Counties Publications, 1979, ISBN 0 904597 22 9 (Pages 40 and 98)
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1858
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Lists relating to aviation | |
|---|---|
| General | Timeline of aviation · Aircraft · Aircraft manufacturers · Aircraft engines · Aircraft engine manufacturers · Airports · Airlines |
| Military | Air forces · Aircraft weapons · Missiles · Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) · Experimental aircraft |
| Notable incidents and accidents | Military aviation · Airliners · General aviation · Famous aviation-related deaths |
| Records | Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft |
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