Netherlands' Fokker C.X reconnaissance bomber
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Fokker C.X reconnaissance bomber: |
Design
The Fokker C.X was designed to replace the Fokker C.V.1
Prototype
The Fokker C.X first flew in 1934.1
Production
Deliveries of the C.X began in 1937.1
- Fokker: 361
- Finnish State Aircraft Company: 351
- Total: 711
Variants
- C.X (NEI): Built for Netherlands East Indies Army.1 Open cockpit.1 Tail used a skid.1
- C.X (LVA): Built for Luchtvaartafdeling.1 Enclosed cockpit.1 Had tailwheel.1
- C.X (Finish built): Heated cockpit.1 Could used skis or wheels.1
- C.X??: Prototype with Hispano-Suiza 12Yers engine (925 HP).1 20 mm cannon firing through propeller hub.1
Usage
Finland and the Netherlands used the Fokker C.X.1
Finland
The last C.X in Finland was used until 1958.1
Specifications
| Fokker C.X1 | Fokker C.X (Kestrel engine)1 | Fokker C.X (Pegasus engine)1 | |
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| Type | Reconnaissance bomber1 | ||
| Crew | 21 | ||
| Engine (Type) | Rolls-Royce Kestrel V1 | Bristol Pegasus XXI1 | |
| Cylinders | V 121 | Radial 91 | |
| Cooling | |||
| Net HP | 6501 | 8351 | |
| Propeller blades | 21 | 21 | |
| Dimensions | |||
| Span | 33' 4"1 11.99 m1 |
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| Length | 30' 2"1 9.19 m1 |
29' 9"1 9.07 m1 |
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| Height | 10' 10"1 3.3 m1 |
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| Wing area | |||
| Weight | |||
| Empty | 3,196 lb1 1,450 kg1 |
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| Loaded | 4,960 lb1 2,250 kg1 |
5,512 lb1 2,500 kg1 |
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| Performance | |||
| Speed | 199 mph1 320 kph1 |
211 mph1 340 kph1 |
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| Cruising speed | 168 mph1 270 kph1 |
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| Endurance | |||
| Climb | |||
| Service ceiling | 27,230'1 8,300 m1 |
27,560'1 8,400 m1 |
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| Range | 516 miles1 830 km1 |
522 miles1 840 km1 |
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| Armament | |||
| Upper cowling | 2: 7.9 mm MG1 | ||
| Rear cockpit | 1: 7.9 mm MG1 | ||
| Bombs - under wings | 882 lb1 400 kg1 |
Sources:
- Aircraft of WWII, Stewart Wilson, 1998
