| D.X | |
|---|---|
| Role | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Fokker |
| Designer | Reinhold Platz |
| First flight | 1921 |
| Introduction | 1923 |
| Primary users | Spanish Air Force Finnish Air Force |
| Number built | 11+prototype |
| Developed from | Fokker D.VIII |
Fokker D.X (or D.10) was a Dutch fighter aircraft designed after World War I.
The chief designer at Fokker, Reinhold Platz, designed the Fokker D.VIII fighter in 1918. It was a parasol monoplane with cantilever wings, which was an uncommon feature of the time. Its rotary engine could only develop 82 kW (110 hp), but it had good flying qualities. 60 aircraft were manufactured in Germany.
After the war, Anthony Fokker moved his factory to Holland, where production continued. The D.X was an enlarged development of the D.VIII, which saw limited success. Ten aircraft were sold to Spain and one to Finland, where it was in use 1923-24.
Operators[]
Spain- Spanish Air Force (10)
Finland- Finnish Air Force (1)
Specifications (D.X)[]
Data from Thulinista Hornetiin
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 14 m (45 ft 11 in)
- Height: 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
- Wing area: m² (ft²)
- Empty weight: kg (lb)
- Loaded weight: kg (lb)
- Useful load: kg (kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 1,250 kg (2,750 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8Fb liquid-cooled V8 engine, 223 kW (300 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 225 km/h (121 kn, 138 mph)
Armament
2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) LMG 08/15 "Spandau" machine guns
See also[]
Sources[]
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- Timo Heinonen (1992). Thulinista Hornetiin - 75 vuotta Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneita. Tikkakoski: Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseo. ISBN 951-95688-2-4.
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