Fokker PW-5

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PW-5
Role Fighter aircraft
National origin Netherlands
Manufacturer Fokker
First flight 1921
Introduction 1922
Primary user
US Army Air Service
Number built 12
Developed from Fokker D.VIII

The Fokker PW-5 (designated Fokker F VI by Fokker) was a Dutch

parasol monoplane
of which twelve were built for the US Army Air Service, being used as advanced trainers.

Design and development

In 1921, the

V-8 engine, for evaluation.[1] These aircraft, designated by Fokker as Fokker F VI,[nb 1] had plywood-covered wooden cantilever wings similar to those in the D.VIII and the contemporary D.X fighters, and a typical Fokker welded steel-tube fuselage. The forward fuselage was protected by armour plates, although the car-type radiator and the wing-mounted fuel tank had no such protection. The aircraft had a fixed tailskid undercarriage, while it had no fixed fin, having a balanced rudder instead.[3][4]

Operational history

In 1921, the two evaluation examples were delivered in 1921, although one of them crashed on 13 March 1922 when its wing failed owing to flutter.[3][5] An order for a further 10 aircraft was placed, and delivered later in 1921, the aircraft being used as advanced trainers by the 1st Pursuit Group.[1]

Operators

 United States
  • US Army Air Service
    • 1st Pursuit Group
      .

Specifications (PW-5)

Data from The Complete Book of Fighters[3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 26 ft 1 in (7.95 m)
  • Wingspan: 39 ft 5 in (12.01 m)
  • Height: 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
  • Wing area: 247 sq ft (22.9 m2)
  • Empty weight: 1,935 lb (878 kg)
  • Gross weight: 2,686 lb (1,218 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 ×
    V-8 engine
    , 300 hp (220 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 144 mph (232 km/h, 125 kn) at sea level
  • Endurance: 2 hours
  • Rate of climb: 1,585 ft/min (8.05 m/s)

Armament

  • Guns: 2×.30 in (7.62 mm) machine guns
  • Bombs: provision for small bombs on rack under fuselage

See also

Related development

Notes

  1. ^ Some sources[1] also give the designation V.40 to these aircraft but Weyl states that the designation V.40 refers to an entirely different, and much smaller, light civil aircraft.[2]
  1. ^ a b c Dorr and Donald 1990, p. 27.
  2. ^ Weyl 1965, pp. 356–358.
  3. ^ a b c Green and Swanborough 1994, p. 228.
  4. ^ Weyl 1965, pp. 360–1.
  5. ^ Weyl 1965, pp. 360, 362.

References

  • Dorr, Robert F. and David Donald. Fighters of the United States Air Force. London:Temple Press/Aerospace, 1990.
    ISBN 0-600-55094-X
    .
  • Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. The Complete Book of Fighters. New York:Smithmark, 1994.
    ISBN 0-8317-3939-8
    .
  • Weyl, A. R. Fokker: The Creative Years. London:Putnam, 1965.

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