The Fokker C.VII-W was a reconnaissance seaplane built in the Netherlands in the late 1920s. Sharing elements of the highly successful C.V design, the C.VII-W was a conventional, single-bay biplane with wings of unequal span braced with N-struts. The undercarriage consisted of a standard twin-pontoon arrangement, and the fin and rudder continued through to the ventral side of the fuselage, creating a cruciform tail. The pilot and observer sat in tandem, open cockpits. The wing structure was wooden with fabric and plywood covering, and the fuselage was of steel tube construction with fabric covering.
The first twelve of the thirty examples produced were sent to the Dutch East Indies, with the rest remaining in the Netherlands. The type was withdrawn from front-line service in 1940, but some machines remained active in the East Indies as trainers until the Japanese invasion in 1942.
Service ceiling: 3,600 m (11,800 ft) training mission; 3,200 m (10,500 ft) reconnaissance mission
Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 6.8 minutes (training) / 9 minutes (reconnaissance); 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 15.8 minutes (training) / 21 minutes (reconnaissance);
Wing loading: 38.2 kg/m2 (7.8 lb/sq ft)
Armament
Guns: reconnaissance mission - provision for a machine gun on a Scarff ring in the rear cockpit
Bombs: reconnaissance mission - provision for light bomb racks under the observers cockpit
Referencesedit
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^Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. pp. 151c.
Bibliographyedit
Ledet, Michel (January 1997). "Le Fokker C-VII W (première partie)". Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (46): 15–17. ISSN 1243-8650.
Ledet, Michel (February 1997). "Le Fokker C-VII W (deuxième et dernière partie)". Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (47): 34–42. ISSN 1243-8650.
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 404.
World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 894 Sheet 34.
January 01, 1970
fokker, reconnaissance, seaplane, built, netherlands, late, 1920s, sharing, elements, highly, successful, design, conventional, single, biplane, with, wings, unequal, span, braced, with, struts, undercarriage, consisted, standard, twin, pontoon, arrangement, r. The Fokker C VII W was a reconnaissance seaplane built in the Netherlands in the late 1920s Sharing elements of the highly successful C V design the C VII W was a conventional single bay biplane with wings of unequal span braced with N struts The undercarriage consisted of a standard twin pontoon arrangement and the fin and rudder continued through to the ventral side of the fuselage creating a cruciform tail The pilot and observer sat in tandem open cockpits The wing structure was wooden with fabric and plywood covering and the fuselage was of steel tube construction with fabric covering C VII W Fokker C VII W Role Reconnaissance aircraft Manufacturer Fokker First flight 1928 Primary user Royal Netherlands Navy Number built 30 The first twelve of the thirty examples produced were sent to the Dutch East Indies with the rest remaining in the Netherlands The type was withdrawn from front line service in 1940 but some machines remained active in the East Indies as trainers until the Japanese invasion in 1942 Contents 1 Operators 2 Specifications C VII W 3 References 4 BibliographyOperators edit nbsp Netherlands Royal Netherlands NavySpecifications C VII W edit nbsp Fokker C VII W 3 View drawing from L Air April 15 1929 Data from Jane s all the World s Aircraft 1928 1 General characteristicsCrew 2 Length 9 98 m 32 ft 9 in Wingspan 12 9 m 42 ft 4 in Height 4 m 13 ft 1 in Wing area 37 m2 400 sq ft Empty weight 1 102 kg 2 429 lb training mission 1 120 kg 2 470 lb reconnaissance mission Gross weight 1 415 kg 3 120 lb training mission 1 620 kg 3 570 lb reconnaissance mission Fuel capacity 330 L 87 US gal 73 imp gal fuel 30 L 7 9 US gal 6 6 imp gal oil Powerplant 1 Armstrong Siddeley Lynx 7 cylinder air cooled radial piston engine 168 kW 225 hp Propellers 2 bladed fixed pitch propeller Performance Maximum speed 160 km h 99 mph 86 kn Cruise speed 130 km h 81 mph 70 kn Landing speed 70 km h 43 mph 38 kn Service ceiling 3 600 m 11 800 ft training mission 3 200 m 10 500 ft reconnaissance mission Time to altitude 1 000 m 3 300 ft in 6 8 minutes training 9 minutes reconnaissance 2 000 m 6 600 ft in 15 8 minutes training 21 minutes reconnaissance Wing loading 38 2 kg m2 7 8 lb sq ft Armament Guns reconnaissance mission provision for a machine gun on a Scarff ring in the rear cockpit Bombs reconnaissance mission provision for light bomb racks under the observers cockpitReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fokker C VII Grey C G ed 1928 Jane s all the World s Aircraft 1928 London Sampson Low Marston amp company ltd pp 151c Bibliography editLedet Michel January 1997 Le Fokker C VII W premiere partie Avions Toute l aeronautique et son histoire in French 46 15 17 ISSN 1243 8650 Ledet Michel February 1997 Le Fokker C VII W deuxieme et derniere partie Avions Toute l aeronautique et son histoire in French 47 34 42 ISSN 1243 8650 Taylor Michael J H 1989 Jane s Encyclopedia of Aviation London Studio Editions p 404 World Aircraft Information Files London Bright Star Publishing pp File 894 Sheet 34 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fokker C VII W amp oldid 1150042721, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
