The Fokker F.VII, also known as the Fokker Trimotor, was an airliner produced in the 1920s by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker, Fokker's American subsidiary Atlantic Aircraft Corporation, and several other companies under licence.
F.VII
The improved, three-engine F.VIIB-3m was the most numerous and successful type in the aircraft series; seen here in service with Linje Lotnicze LOT on the Warsaw-Bucharest route.
The F.VII was designed as a single-engined transport aircraft by Walter Rethel. Five examples of this model were built for the Dutch airline KLM. One of these aircraft, registered H-NACC, was used in 1924 for the first flight from the Netherlands to the Dutch East Indies. In 1925, while living in the US, Anthony Fokker heard of the inaugural Ford Reliability Tour, which was proposed as a competition for transport aircraft. Fokker had the company's head designer, Reinhold Platz, convert a single-engine F.VIIA airliner to a trimotor configuration, powered by 200 hp Wright Whirlwind radial engines. The resulting aircraft was designated the Fokker F.VIIA-3m. Following shipment to the US, it won the Ford Reliability Tour in late 1925. The Trimotor's structure consisted of a fabric-covered steel-tube fuselage and a plywood-skinned wooden wing.[1]
The Fokker F.VIIB-3m had a slightly increased wing area over the F.VIIA-3m, with power increased to 220 hp per engine, while the F.10 was slightly enlarged, carrying 12 passengers in an enclosed cabin. The aircraft became popularly known as the Fokker Trimotor.[2]
Operational historyedit
Seating arrangement in the 8-passenger F.VIIB-3mThe Southern Cross in 1943.Fokker F.VIIB-3m (CH-190) operated by Ad Astra AeroThe Josephine Ford at The Henry Ford museum
The eight- to 12-passenger Fokker was the aircraft of choice for many early airlines, both in Europe and the Americas, and it dominated the American market in the late 1920s. However, the popularity of the Fokker quickly waned after the 1931 crash of a Transcontinental & Western Air Fokker F.10, which resulted in the death of Notre Damefootball coach Knute Rockne. The investigation revealed problems with the Fokker's plywood-laminate construction, resulting in a temporary ban from commercial flights, more stringent maintenance requirements, and a shift to all-metal aircraft such as the similar Ford Trimotor and later Boeing 247 and Douglas DC-2.[3]
Pioneers and explorersedit
The F.VII was used by many explorers and aviation pioneers, including:
Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic on 17 June 1928, as a passenger aboard the Fokker F.VIIB-3m Friendship (NX4204).[4]
A group of U. S. Army Air Corps flyers, led by then-MajorCarl Spaatz, set an endurance record of over 150 hours with the Question Mark, a Fokker C-2A over Los Angeles on 1 to 7 January 1929. The purpose of this mission was to set a flight endurance record using aerial refueling.[10]
Variantsedit
The F.VII with a single inline Napier Lion engine.F.VII retrofitted with a Bristol Jupiter radial engine in KLM livery.The French-registered F.VIIA flown for CIDNA (Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne).
F.VII
Single-engined transport aircraft, powered by a 360 hp (270 kW) Rolls-Royce Eagle or 450 hp (340 kW) Napier Lion engine, accommodation for two crew and six passengers; five built. One converted to use 400 hp (300 kW) Bristol Jupiter and two to use 480 hp (360 kW) Gnome-Rhône Jupiter VI engine.[11]
F.VIIA (F.VIIA-1m)
Single-engined transport aircraft; the capacity was increased to carry 8 passengers and the aircraft received a new, simplified undercarriage with suspension and aerodynamic improvements (the ailerons were contained within the profile of the wing and capped by rounded wing tips, the aircraft was equipped with an adjustable stabilizer). Flown on 12 March 1925. First aircraft had a 420 hp (310 kW) V-12 Packard Liberty engine, but a further 39 F.VIIA examples had mostly radial Bristol Jupiter or Pratt & Whitney Wasp engines.
F.VIIA-3m
The result of an attempt to improve the reliability of the aircraft by installing two additional underwing engines; flown on 4 September 1925. The first two aircraft were otherwise identical to the F.VIIA. From the third aircraft, the fuselage was 31 in (80 cm) longer and was powered by 200 hp (149 kW) Wright J-4 Whirlwind radial engines. Probably only 18 were built, while many F.VIIA were upgraded to the F.VIIA-3m standard.
F.VIIB-3m
Main production variant with heavier engines (offered were the 300 hp (220 kW) Wright Whirlwind, Armstrong Siddeley Lynx or 360 hp (270 kW) Titan Major radial engines) as well as a greater wing span and modified wing geometry; 154 built, including those built under licence.
F-9
American-built version of the Fokker F.VIIB-3m; built by the Atlantic Aircraft Corporation in the United States.
Enlarged version of the Fokker F.VII airliner, able to carry up to 12 passengers; built by the Atlantic Aircraft Corporation in the United States.
A C-2 of the United States Army
C-2
Military transport version of the Fokker F.9, powered by three 220 hp (164 kW) Wright J-5 radial piston engines, accommodation for two pilots and ten passengers; three built in 1926 for the US Army Air Corps.
C-2A
Military transport version for the US Army Air Corps, with greater wingspan, powered by three 220 hp (164 kW) Wright J-5 radial piston engines, accommodation for two pilots and ten passengers; eight built in 1928.
XC-7
One C-2A fitted with three 330 hp (246 kW) Wright J-6-9 radial piston engines. Re-designated C-7 when four C-2A examples were similarly reconfigured.
C-7
Military transport conversion of C-2A for the US Army Air Corps by re-engining with 300 hp (220 kW) Wright R-975 engines. XC-7 prototype and four C-2As re-designated in 1931.
C-7A
Six new production C-7 (Wright R-975) aircraft with larger wings, new vertical fin design, and fuselages patterned after the commercial F.10A.
XLB-2
Experimental light bomber version of the C-7, powered by three 410 hp (306 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1380 radial piston engines; one built.
TA-1
Military transport version of the US Navy and Marine Corps; three built.
TA-2
Military transport version for the US Navy; three built.
TA-3
Military transport version for the US Navy, powered by three Wright J-6 radial piston engines; one built.
Three aircraft built in Italy as the IMAM Ro.10, powered by three 215 hp Alfa Romeo Lynx engines. Three built for operation by Avio Linee Italiane and Ala Littoria.
Plage i Laśkiewicz. Between 1929 and 1930, produced 11 examples of F.VIIB-3m, plus 20 of its own F.VIIB-3m bomber version (developed by Jerzy Rudlicki).
On 21 June 1926, a KLM F.VII (H-NACL) force-landed at Seabrook Beach, Sandgate near Hythe, Kent, due to fuel exhaustion caused by pilot error; all five on board survived, but the aircraft was written off.[15]
On 9 July 1926, a KLM F.VII (H-NACC) struck ground in fog at Wolvertem, Belgium, killing both pilots.[16]
On 17 September 1927, a Reynolds Airways F.VII (C776) crashed at Dunellen, New Jersey, due to loss of control following engine failure, killing seven of 12 on board. The aircraft was formerly operated by KLM, and had been imported to the United States.[18]
On 4 July 1928, Belgian financier Alfred Lowenstein disappeared during a flight over the English Channel as a passenger in Fokker F.VIIA-3m (G-EBYI), in unknown circumstances.[19]
On 15 August 1928, a Pan Am F.VIIA-3m, General Machado (NC53) ditched in the Gulf of Mexico off Egmont Key, Florida.[20]
On 4 July 1929, a Fokker F.VIIA-3m (G-EBYI) force landed near Mongalla, Sudan. Owner and pilot was Donald H Drew, three passengers included Glen Kidston, no casualties. Aircraft damaged beyond repair.[21]
On 11 September 1930, a Sabena F.VII (OO-AIN) crashed on climbout from Croydon Airport due to an in-flight fire, killing both pilots.[22]
On 30 October 1930, a Fokker F.VIIb/3m (CH-161) of Balair struck a chimney, and crashed in fog on approach to Essen/Mülheim Airport; three crew injured, three passengers unhurt.[23] See also Commons Category:Fokker F.VIIb/3m of Balair
On 6 December 1931, a KLM F.VIIb/3m (PH-AFO) crashed at Bangkok after failing to take off, killing five of seven on board.[24]
On 3 April 1940, a BOAC Avro 618 Ten (G-AASP, Hercules) crashed on takeoff from Cairo; there were no casualties, but the aircraft was written off.[25]
Specifications (F.VIIb/3m)edit
Fokker F.VII/3m 3-view drawing from NACA Aircraft Circular No.74
Data from European Transport Aircraft since 1909[26]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fokker F.VII.
Notesedit
^Thurston, David B. (2000). The World's Most Significant and Magnificent Aircraft: Evolution of the Modern Airplane. SAE. pp. 127–128. ISBN978-0-7680-0537-0.
^"Fokker F-VII." 2007-03-24 at the Wayback MachineAeronautics Learning Laboratory. Retrieved: 20 December 2010.
^Mola, Roger. "Centennial of Flight information on the Fokker crash investigation." centennialofflight.net, 2003. Retrieved: 20 December 2010.
^ abcBaaker, Leo. "Famous Fokker Flights." tiscali.nl.Retrieved: 20 December 2010.
^"The Trans-Atlantic Flight of the 'America'." check-six.com, 19 October 2010. Retrieved: 20 December 2010.
^Naughton, Russell. . Monash University Centre for Telecommunications and Information Engineering (CTIE). Archived from the original on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
^"Question Mark." 2005-11-09 at the Wayback MachineUSAF Historical Studies Office. Retrieved: 20 December 2010.
^Borja, Elizabeth (27 February 2021). "The Dream of Abyssinia: Two Black Aviators and Ethiopia". National Air and Space Museum. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
^Baugher, Joe. "Cargo Aircraft Designations." US transports, 11 August 2007. Retrieved: 20 December 2010.
^Painter, K.M. "Help From The Skies." Popular Mechanics, November 1929.
^Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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The Fokker F VII also known as the Fokker Trimotor was an airliner produced in the 1920s by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker Fokker s American subsidiary Atlantic Aircraft Corporation and several other companies under licence F VIIThe improved three engine F VIIB 3m was the most numerous and successful type in the aircraft series seen here in service with Linje Lotnicze LOT on the Warsaw Bucharest route Role Passenger amp military transportManufacturer FokkerDesigner Walter RethelFirst flight 24 November 1924Introduction 1925Status RetiredPrimary users SABENAKLMPolish Air ForcePolskie Linie Lotnicze LOTProduced 1925 1932Developed from Fokker F VVariants Fokker F 10 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 2 1 Pioneers and explorers 3 Variants 3 1 Licensed versions 4 Operators 4 1 Civilian operators 4 2 Military operators 5 Accidents and incidents 6 Specifications F VIIb 3m 7 See also 8 References 8 1 Notes 8 2 BibliographyDesign and development edit nbsp F VII prototype at Schiphol airport The F VII was designed as a single engined transport aircraft by Walter Rethel Five examples of this model were built for the Dutch airline KLM One of these aircraft registered H NACC was used in 1924 for the first flight from the Netherlands to the Dutch East Indies In 1925 while living in the US Anthony Fokker heard of the inaugural Ford Reliability Tour which was proposed as a competition for transport aircraft Fokker had the company s head designer Reinhold Platz convert a single engine F VIIA airliner to a trimotor configuration powered by 200 hp Wright Whirlwind radial engines The resulting aircraft was designated the Fokker F VIIA 3m Following shipment to the US it won the Ford Reliability Tour in late 1925 The Trimotor s structure consisted of a fabric covered steel tube fuselage and a plywood skinned wooden wing 1 The Fokker F VIIB 3m had a slightly increased wing area over the F VIIA 3m with power increased to 220 hp per engine while the F 10 was slightly enlarged carrying 12 passengers in an enclosed cabin The aircraft became popularly known as the Fokker Trimotor 2 Operational history edit nbsp Seating arrangement in the 8 passenger F VIIB 3m nbsp The Southern Cross in 1943 nbsp Fokker F VIIB 3m CH 190 operated by Ad Astra Aero nbsp The Josephine Ford at The Henry Ford museumThe eight to 12 passenger Fokker was the aircraft of choice for many early airlines both in Europe and the Americas and it dominated the American market in the late 1920s However the popularity of the Fokker quickly waned after the 1931 crash of a Transcontinental amp Western Air Fokker F 10 which resulted in the death of Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne The investigation revealed problems with the Fokker s plywood laminate construction resulting in a temporary ban from commercial flights more stringent maintenance requirements and a shift to all metal aircraft such as the similar Ford Trimotor and later Boeing 247 and Douglas DC 2 3 Pioneers and explorers edit The F VII was used by many explorers and aviation pioneers including Richard E Byrd claimed to have flown over the North Pole in the Fokker F VIIA 3m Josephine Ford N267 on 9 May 1926 a few days before Roald Amundsen accomplished the feat in the airship Norge 4 Lester Maitland and Albert Hegenberger two lieutenants of the United States Army Air Corps made the first transpacific flight from the continental United States to Hawaii c 2 400 mi 3 862 km in the Atlantic Fokker C 2 Bird of Paradise on 28 29 June 1927 4 Richard E Byrd Bernt Balchen and two others flew the first official transatlantic airmail in the civilian owned C 2 America NX206 crash landing off the coast of France on 1 July 1927 5 6 Lieutenant Colonel Dan Minchin Captain Leslie Hamilton and Princess Anne of Lowenstein Wertheim Freudenberg attempted on 31 August 1927 to become the first aviators to cross the Atlantic from east to west using a Fokker F VIIa named St Raphael G EBTQ Their fate remains unknown 7 James DeWitt Hill and Lloyd W Bertaud made a failed attempt to fly from Old Orchard Beach Maine to Rome in the F VIIA Old Glory NX703 on 6 September 1927 but they and the aircraft were lost in the North Atlantic the following day 8 Sir Charles Kingsford Smith s F VIIB 3m Southern Cross was the first aircraft to cross the Pacific from the United States to Australia in June 1928 and the first to cross the Tasman Sea flying from Australia to New Zealand and back in September of that year 9 Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic on 17 June 1928 as a passenger aboard the Fokker F VIIB 3m Friendship NX4204 4 A group of U S Army Air Corps flyers led by then Major Carl Spaatz set an endurance record of over 150 hours with the Question Mark a Fokker C 2A over Los Angeles on 1 to 7 January 1929 The purpose of this mission was to set a flight endurance record using aerial refueling 10 Variants edit nbsp The F VII with a single inline Napier Lion engine nbsp F VII retrofitted with a Bristol Jupiter radial engine in KLM livery nbsp The French registered F VIIA flown for CIDNA Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aerienne F VII Single engined transport aircraft powered by a 360 hp 270 kW Rolls Royce Eagle or 450 hp 340 kW Napier Lion engine accommodation for two crew and six passengers five built One converted to use 400 hp 300 kW Bristol Jupiter and two to use 480 hp 360 kW Gnome Rhone Jupiter VI engine 11 F VIIA F VIIA 1m Single engined transport aircraft the capacity was increased to carry 8 passengers and the aircraft received a new simplified undercarriage with suspension and aerodynamic improvements the ailerons were contained within the profile of the wing and capped by rounded wing tips the aircraft was equipped with an adjustable stabilizer Flown on 12 March 1925 First aircraft had a 420 hp 310 kW V 12 Packard Liberty engine but a further 39 F VIIA examples had mostly radial Bristol Jupiter or Pratt amp Whitney Wasp engines F VIIA 3m The result of an attempt to improve the reliability of the aircraft by installing two additional underwing engines flown on 4 September 1925 The first two aircraft were otherwise identical to the F VIIA From the third aircraft the fuselage was 31 in 80 cm longer and was powered by 200 hp 149 kW Wright J 4 Whirlwind radial engines Probably only 18 were built while many F VIIA were upgraded to the F VIIA 3m standard F VIIB 3m Main production variant with heavier engines offered were the 300 hp 220 kW Wright Whirlwind Armstrong Siddeley Lynx or 360 hp 270 kW Titan Major radial engines as well as a greater wing span and modified wing geometry 154 built including those built under licence F 9 American built version of the Fokker F VIIB 3m built by the Atlantic Aircraft Corporation in the United States F 10 Enlarged version of the Fokker F VII airliner able to carry up to 12 passengers built by the Atlantic Aircraft Corporation in the United States nbsp A C 2 of the United States ArmyC 2 Military transport version of the Fokker F 9 powered by three 220 hp 164 kW Wright J 5 radial piston engines accommodation for two pilots and ten passengers three built in 1926 for the US Army Air Corps C 2A Military transport version for the US Army Air Corps with greater wingspan powered by three 220 hp 164 kW Wright J 5 radial piston engines accommodation for two pilots and ten passengers eight built in 1928 XC 7 One C 2A fitted with three 330 hp 246 kW Wright J 6 9 radial piston engines Re designated C 7 when four C 2A examples were similarly reconfigured C 7 Military transport conversion of C 2A for the US Army Air Corps by re engining with 300 hp 220 kW Wright R 975 engines XC 7 prototype and four C 2As re designated in 1931 C 7A Six new production C 7 Wright R 975 aircraft with larger wings new vertical fin design and fuselages patterned after the commercial F 10A XLB 2 Experimental light bomber version of the C 7 powered by three 410 hp 306 kW Pratt amp Whitney R 1380 radial piston engines one built TA 1 Military transport version of the US Navy and Marine Corps three built TA 2 Military transport version for the US Navy three built TA 3 Military transport version for the US Navy powered by three Wright J 6 radial piston engines one built RA 1 Re designation of the TA 1 RA 2 Re designation of the TA 2 RA 3 Re designation of the TA 3 Licensed versions edit SABCA 29 aircraft built Avia 18 aircraft built Three aircraft built in Italy as the IMAM Ro 10 powered by three 215 hp Alfa Romeo Lynx engines Three built for operation by Avio Linee Italiane and Ala Littoria Plage i Laskiewicz Between 1929 and 1930 produced 11 examples of F VIIB 3m plus 20 of its own F VIIB 3m bomber version developed by Jerzy Rudlicki Three aircraft built in Spain Avro 14 aircraft known as Avro 618 Ten Operators editCivilian operators edit nbsp BelgiumSABENA operated 28 aircraft nbsp DenmarkDet Danske Luftfartselskab operated three F VIIA aircraft nbsp FranceCIDNA operated seven F VIIA aircraft Air Orient operated eight F VIIB aircraft STAR operated one F VIIA aircraft nbsp ItalyAvio Linee Italiane Ala Littoria nbsp HungaryMalert operated two F VIIA aircraft nbsp Manchukuo2 F VIIB 3ms operated by the Manchuria Aviation Company nbsp NetherlandsKLM received all five F VII aircraft and 15 F VIIA nbsp F VIIA of Polish carrier LOT powered by a Lorraine Dietrich engine nbsp PolandAero operated six F VIIA aircraft for a short period in 1928 Since 1 January 1929 all aircraft were handed over to PLL LOT airline Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT operated six F VIIA and 13 locally license built F VIIB 3m between 1929 and 1939 nbsp PortugalAero Portuguesa operated one F VIIB 3m aircraft nbsp RomaniaCFRNA nbsp Fokker F VIIB 3m of Spanish state owned airline CLASSA nbsp SpainCLASSA LAPE nbsp SwitzerlandAd Astra Aero at least one F VIIB 3m Swissair operated one F VIIA and eight F VIIB 3m aircraft nbsp Pan Am Fokker F VIIB 3m nbsp United StatesAmerican Airways which later became American Airlines TWA Pan Am operated F VIIB 3m aircraft Military operators edit nbsp BelgiumBelgian Air Force nbsp Belgian CongoForce Publique nbsp Independent State of CroatiaZrakoplovstvo Nezavisne Drzave Hrvatske nbsp CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovak Air Force nbsp EthiopiaEthiopian Air Force 12 nbsp FinlandFinnish Air Force operated one F VIIA nbsp FranceFrench Air Force five F VIIA 3m and two F VIIB 3m aircraft impressed into military service in 1939 1940 nbsp HungaryRoyal Hungarian Air Force nbsp ItalyRegia Aeronautica nbsp Dutch bomber variant based on the F VIIA 3m with bomb racks visible and large floodlights for landing in poor visibility designated F VIIA 3m M nbsp NetherlandsRoyal Netherlands Air Force received three bomber aircraft modified from the standard F VIIA 3m and designated F VIIA 3m M nbsp PolandPolish Air Force operated 21 F VIIB 3m 20 of them were licence built aircraft as bombers and transports between 1929 and 1939 1 Pulk Lotniczy 211 Eskadra Bombowa 212 Eskadra Bombowa 213 Eskadra Bombowa nbsp Spanish RepublicSpanish Republican Air Force operated four aircraft in the squadron of the Sahara and other two in Madrid nbsp The slightly enlarged Fokker C 2A flown by the US Army Air Corps nbsp United StatesUnited States Army Air Corps designations include Atlantic Fokker C 2 C 5 and C 7 13 United States Navy and United States Marine Corps originally designated TA then RA 14 nbsp Kingdom of YugoslaviaYugoslav Royal Air ForceAccidents and incidents editOn 21 June 1926 a KLM F VII H NACL force landed at Seabrook Beach Sandgate near Hythe Kent due to fuel exhaustion caused by pilot error all five on board survived but the aircraft was written off 15 On 9 July 1926 a KLM F VII H NACC struck ground in fog at Wolvertem Belgium killing both pilots 16 On 8 June 1927 a Fokker Atlantic F VIIB 3m NC55 of Colonial Air Transport crashed on landing at Hasbrouck Heights New Jersey no casualties 17 At 9 44pm on 31 August 1927 the oil tanker SS Josiah Macy reported the last known sighting of F VIIA St Raphael G EBTQ on a trans Atlantic attempt from RAF Upavon England to Ottawa Ontario Canada piloted by Leslie Hamilton and Frederick F Minchin with Princess Anne of Lowenstein Wertheim Freudenberg as passenger 7 On 7 September 1927 F VIIA Old Glory NX703 disappeared with Lloyd W Bertaud and J D Hill at the controls in an attempted transatlantic flight from Old Orchard Beach Maine to Rome Italy The flight s last known location was in the North Atlantic 960 km East of Cape Race Newfoundland 8 On 17 September 1927 a Reynolds Airways F VII C776 crashed at Dunellen New Jersey due to loss of control following engine failure killing seven of 12 on board The aircraft was formerly operated by KLM and had been imported to the United States 18 On 4 July 1928 Belgian financier Alfred Lowenstein disappeared during a flight over the English Channel as a passenger in Fokker F VIIA 3m G EBYI in unknown circumstances 19 On 15 August 1928 a Pan Am F VIIA 3m General Machado NC53 ditched in the Gulf of Mexico off Egmont Key Florida 20 On 4 July 1929 a Fokker F VIIA 3m G EBYI force landed near Mongalla Sudan Owner and pilot was Donald H Drew three passengers included Glen Kidston no casualties Aircraft damaged beyond repair 21 On 11 September 1930 a Sabena F VII OO AIN crashed on climbout from Croydon Airport due to an in flight fire killing both pilots 22 On 30 October 1930 a Fokker F VIIb 3m CH 161 of Balair struck a chimney and crashed in fog on approach to Essen Mulheim Airport three crew injured three passengers unhurt 23 See also Commons Category Fokker F VIIb 3m of Balair On 6 December 1931 a KLM F VIIb 3m PH AFO crashed at Bangkok after failing to take off killing five of seven on board 24 On 3 April 1940 a BOAC Avro 618 Ten G AASP Hercules crashed on takeoff from Cairo there were no casualties but the aircraft was written off 25 Specifications F VIIb 3m edit nbsp Fokker F VII 3m 3 view drawing from NACA Aircraft Circular No 74Data from European Transport Aircraft since 1909 26 General characteristicsCrew 2 Capacity 8 passengers Length 14 50 m 47 ft 7 in Wingspan 21 71 m 71 ft 3 in Wing area 67 6 m2 728 sq ft Airfoil root Goettingen 386 20 tip Goettingen 388 11 3 27 Empty weight 3 100 kg 6 834 lb Gross weight 5 300 kg 11 684 lb Powerplant 3 Wright J 6 Whirlwind 9 cylinder air cooled radial piston engine 220 kW 300 hp eachPerformance Maximum speed 210 km h 130 mph 110 kn Cruise speed 178 km h 111 mph 96 kn Range 1 200 km 750 mi 650 nmi Service ceiling 4 400 m 14 400 ft Takeoff and landing runs 225 m 738 ft See also editRelated development Avro 618 Ten Fokker F 10Aircraft of comparable role configuration and era Ford TrimotorRelated lists List of aircraft of World War II List of aircraft of the Finnish Air Force List of military aircraft of the United States List of United States Navy aircraft designations pre 1962 List of civil aircraftReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fokker F VII Notes edit Thurston 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