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Fokker C.VIII
Fokker · Fixed Wing / Torpedo Bomber / Floatplane · Netherlands · Interwar (1919–1938)
The Fokker C.VIII was a reconnaissance aircraft built in the Netherlands in the late 1920s. Intended primarily for the photographic reconnaissance role, it was a larger machine than other Fokker reconnaissance types of the period, with space for a third crew member, who acted as camera operator. It was also Fokker's first aircraft of this type to be built as a monoplane, a parasol wing configuration. The construction, however, was in the familiar Fokker style with wooden wings covered with plywood and fabric, and a steel-tube fuselage, also fabric-covered.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Maritime Patrol
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Interwar (1919–1938)
- Country
- Netherlands
- Manufacturer
- Fokker
- Operator
- Royal Netherlands Navy
- Primary Role
- Fixed Wing / Torpedo Bomber / Floatplane
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1927
- Produced
- 10
- Propulsion
- Piston
- Engine
- 2x Bristol Jupiter VI radial
- Thrust / Power
- 420 hp each
- Launch
- Water
- Length (ft)
- 46
- Wingspan (ft)
- 69.9
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 6614
- MTOW (lb)
- 11023
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 13780
- Range (mi)
- 620
- Max Speed (mph)
- 112
- Armament
- Torpedo or bombs