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Netherlands' Fokker C.X reconnaissance bomber¹

Fokker C.X:

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

	Fokker C.X1	Fokker C.X (Kestrel engine)1	Fokker C.X (Pegasus engine)1
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
Length		30' 2"1 9.19 m1	29' 9"1 9.07 m1
Height		10' 10"1 3.3 m1
Wing area
Weight
Empty		3,196 lb1 1,450 kg1
Loaded		4,960 lb1 2,250 kg1	5,512 lb1 2,500 kg1
Performance
Speed		199 mph1 320 kph1	211 mph1 340 kph1
Cruising speed		168 mph1 270 kph1
Endurance
Climb
Service ceiling		27,230'1 8,300 m1	27,560'1 8,400 m1
Range		516 miles1 830 km1	522 miles1 840 km1
Armament
Upper cowling	2: 7.9 mm MG1
Rear cockpit	1: 7.9 mm MG1
Bombs - under wings	882 lb1 400 kg1

Sources:

1. Aircraft of WWII, Stewart Wilson, 1998

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