Fokker D.X

D.X

Manufacturer: Fokker
Designed by: Reinhold Platz
First flight: 1918
Introduced: 1918
Primary users: Spanish Air Force Finnish Air Force
Number built: 11
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: 1x— Hispano-Suiza 8Fb liquid-cooled V8 engine, 223 kW (300 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 225 km/h (121 kn, 138 mph)

Armament

2 x— 7.92 mm (.312 in) LMG 08/15 "Spandau" machine guns

Related development

Fokker D.VIII

Sources

Timo Heinonen (1992). Thulinista Hornetiin - 75 vuotta Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneita. Tikkakoski: Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseo. ISBN 9519568824.

Fokker D.X Pictures

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