Fokker planes (civil)

1918

After WWI the enormous production came to an end. Fokker had to enter a new road. He decided to start with developing passengerairplanes. That turned out to be a smart choice for there wasn't any other company doing the same thing yet.

The fuselage was made of steel rods covered with linnen and wooden wings. This way of building was maintained until WWII.

F.II The mother of all Fokker planes. It was his first real passenger plane. The first version had room for 6 passenger, but it had an open cabin. That's why this version never made it. The design was altered and the result was an F.II that could carry 5 passengers; 4 in a closed cabin and one next to the pilot. Approximately 30 F.II were built. In 1920 KLM bought two F.II's. (Royal Dutch Airlines)

C.II  Apart from the F.II, Fokker also built the C.II. The C.II was originally a militairy plane which was altered. It had a funny looking cabin for two.

1919

Fokker established his firm in the Netherlands.

1921

F.III  The successor of the F.II. It strongly resembled the F.II,  with the exception of its size; the F.III was a bit larger. The cabin had room for 5 passengers. The pilot wasn't seated behind the engine, but next to it. The cockpit was still open, so the poor fellow was exposed to the elements.

Fokker nearly sold 40 F.III's to KLM, but also to Germany, Hungary and Russia.

1922

The number of airlinecompany's slowly increased as did the number of passengers. Fokker thought ahead and ordered to design a larger plane; the F.IV which could carry up to 10 passengers.

Unfortunately Fokker had been too progressive; he barely got orders for this plane. That's why only 2 of them were built for the American army. One of them ended up as an ambulance airplane. The other one got its fame due to a non-stop flight  from San Diego to New York on may 2nd and 3rd 1922. Some time later it broke a timerecord by staying in the air for 36 hours non stop.  

The F.V was designed. It had room for 8 passengers and 2 pilots. This plane was not based on its predecessor. The F.V was a bi-plane which could also fly as a mono-plane by dismounting the lower wing. The fuselage was covered with three-ply board in stead of linnen. The F.V even had a toilet on board. In spite of everything Fokker was never content with this plane and it never became a succes. Fokker built only one F.V.

1923

F.VII  This plane had 4x2 seatsstoelen and double stearing. This plane was meant for long distances, hence the two pilots. Like its predecessor it had a toilet. It was a very progressive model for those days.

1924

The first F.VII, the H-NACC  was airborne in april 1924. In June 1924 the KLM used this plane for its flights from/to Amsterdam -London. With its flight to the Dutch Indies it gathered a lot of fame. The newpapers wrote  " Holland and the Dutch Indies connected by air".

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