Fokker D.X

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D.X
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General information
TypeFighter
Manufacturer Fokker
Designer
Reinhold Platz
Primary users Spanish Air Force
Number built11+prototype
History
Introduction date1923
First flight 1921
Developed from Fokker D.VIII

Fokker D.X (or D.10) was a Dutch fighter aircraft designed after World War I.

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Fokker D.X

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 the Netherlands, 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

Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Spanish Air Force (10)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Finnish Air Force (1)

Specifications (D.X)

Data from Thulinista Hornetiin – 75 vuotta Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneita [1]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

See also

Related development

Related lists

References

  1. Heinonen, Timo (1992). Thulinista Hornetiin – 75 vuotta Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneita (in Finnish). Tikkakoski: Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseo. ISBN   951-95688-2-4.