Fokker (disambiguation)

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Fokker was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer founded in 1912 by Dutch aviation pioneer Anthony Fokker.

Fokker may also refer to:

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fokker</span> 1912–1996 Dutch aircraft manufacturer

Fokker was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer named after its founder, Anthony Fokker. The company operated under several different names. It was founded in 1912 in Berlin, Germany, and became famous for its fighter aircraft in World War I. In 1919 the company moved its operations to the Netherlands.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anthony Fokker</span> Dutch aviation pioneer (1890–1939)

Anton Herman Gerard "Anthony" Fokker was a Dutch aviation pioneer, aviation entrepreneur, aircraft designer, and aircraft manufacturer. He produced fighter aircraft in Germany during the First World War such as the Eindecker monoplanes, the Dr.1 triplane and the D.VII biplane.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DASA</span> Defunct German aerospace manufacturing company (1989-2000)

DASA was a German aerospace manufacturer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SABCA</span> Belgian aerospace manufacturer

SABCA is a Belgian aerospace company. Its main sectors of activity are civil aviation, space and defence.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fokker F27 Friendship</span> Regional airliner by Fokker

The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner developed and manufactured by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. It is the most numerous post-war aircraft manufactured in the Netherlands; the F27 was also one of the most successful European airliners of its era.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fokker F28 Fellowship</span> Short range jet airliner produced 1967-1987

The Fokker F28 Fellowship is a twin-engined, short-range jet airliner designed and built by Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fokker 50</span> Regional airliner by Fokker

The Fokker 50 is a turboprop-powered airliner, designed as an improved version of the successful Fokker F27 Friendship. The Fokker 60 is a stretched freighter version of the Fokker 50. Both aircraft were manufactured and supported by Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Albert Plesman</span>

Albert Plesman was a Dutch pioneer in aviation and the first administrator and later director of the KLM, the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name. Until his death, he was in charge as CEO for over 35 years and was also on the board of the Dutch airline, which was to become one of the most important airlines in the world under his leadership.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fokker F.VII</span> Transport aircraft family by Fokker

The Fokker F.VII, also known as the Fokker Trimotor, was an airliner produced in the 1920s by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker, Fokker's American subsidiary Atlantic Aircraft Corporation, and other companies under licence.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fokker F26</span> Type of aircraft

The Fokker F26 was an early jet airliner design created by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer, Fokker.

Robert Bernard Cornelis Noorduyn was a Dutch-born American aircraft designer and manufacturer. He is best known for the Noorduyn Norseman, a legendary Canadian bush plane produced in the 1930s to 1940s and again in the 1950s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fokker Spin</span> Type of aircraft

The Fokker Spin was the first airplane built by Dutch aviation pioneer Anthony Fokker. The many bracing wires used to strengthen the aircraft made it resemble a giant spider, hence its name Spin, Dutch for "spider".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Atlantic Aircraft</span> 1920–1934 aircraft manufacturer in the United States

Atlantic Aircraft Corporation, also known as Fokker-America and Atlantic-Fokker, was a US subsidiary of the Dutch Fokker company, responsible for sales and information about Fokker imports, and eventually constructing various Fokker designs.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fokker Super Universal</span> Type of aircraft

The Fokker Super Universal was an airliner produced in the United States in the late 1920s, an enlarged and improved version of the Fokker Universal, fitted with cantilever wings and an enclosed cockpit. It was subsequently also manufactured under license in Canada, and in Japan as the Nakajima-Fokker Super Universal and for the IJAAF as the Nakajima Ki-6 and later in the puppet state of Manchukuo as the Manshū Super Universal.

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Johan Willem Emile Louis Hilgers, more commonly known as Jan Hilgers or John Hilgers, was an Indo (Eurasian) aviator and one of the leading pioneers of Dutch aviation. He was the first Dutch pilot to complete a flight in Dutch airspace 29 July 1910. For the official memorial of this in 1955 a monument was erected in the town of Ede, also a road, the "Jan Hilgersweg" was named after him.

As a nickname, The Flying Dutchman may refer to: