The C.IV was developed from the earlier C.I but it was a larger and more robust aircraft. The C.IV was designed as a reconnaissance biplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear and was originally powered by the Napier Lion piston engine. It had a wider fuselage and wider track of the cross-axle landing gear than the C.I.
Operational historyedit
Examples of the C.IV were delivered to both the Dutch Army Air Corps (30 aircraft) and the Dutch East Indies Army (10 aircraft). It was also exported; the USSR bought 55 aircraft and the United States Army Air Service acquired eight. Twenty aircraft were licensed built in Spain by the Talleres Loring company for the Spanish Army's Aeronáutica Militar. After service as reconnaissance machines the aircraft were then operated as trainers into the 1930s.
Fokker C.IVA modified with cabin for passengers for planned non-stop flight Tacoma-Tokyo. Preserved airworthy in Owls Head Museum, Maine.
The last flying example of a C.IV is C.IVa s/n4127/N439FK with a Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII engine, preserved at the Owls Head Transportation Museum in Owls Head, Maine. It was used in a trans-Pacific attempt in the late 1920s or early 1930s. Pilots Bob Wark and Eddie Brown took out the seats in the passenger compartment and installed a large fuel tank. They also put a small cockpit just in front of the vertical stabilizer with a hand-powered fuel pump inside. In flight, the crew member sitting there would transfer fuel to the main tank in the wing, where it would be fed by gravity into the engine. In this trans-Pacific attempt they planned not to go straight across the Pacific but up the West Coast of North America to Alaska and down the chain of Aleutian Islands, proceeding down the Chinese coast to Tokyo. They took off from Tacoma, Washington and started to head north, but made it only about 100 miles of the way to Vancouver, British Columbia when the engine vapor locked and forced a landing in a field. They had to dump most of their fuel to bring down the weight in order to take off from the field. When they got back in the air, they started heading for nearby Ladner Field, Vancouver to top off the tanks, but they crashed upon landing and decided to give up. They loaded the C.IV onto a Ford AA flatbed truck and brought it back to Washington State. It ended up in Ephrata, Washington, where it was kept outdoors and was eventually badly burned in a grass fire. It sat until 1970, when one of the museum's trustees found it and restored it and donated it to the museum.[1]
Variantsedit
C.IV
Production version with a 336 kW (450 hp) Napier Lion engine.
C.IVA
A reduced wing-span version (12.50 m/41 ft) and reduced takeoff weight. Built for the Dutch East Indies Army. powered by a Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII V-12 engine
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Notesedit
^. Owls Head Transportation Museum. Archived from the original on 19 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
Bibliographyedit
Banfield, Daren (January–February 2000). "Transport of Delight: Flying the Owls Head Transportation Museum Fokker C.IV". Air Enthusiast (85): 12–13. ISSN 0143-5450.
Ogden, Bob (2007). Aviation Museums and Collections of North America. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN978-0-85130-385-7.
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
John Andrade, U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909, Midland Counties Publications, 1979, ISBN0-904597-22-9 (Pages 40 and 98)
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1858
January 01, 1970
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The Fokker C IV is a 1920s Dutch two seat reconnaissance aircraft that was designed and built by Fokker C IV Role Two seat reconnaissance aircraft Manufacturer Fokker First flight 1923 Introduction 1924 Primary users Dutch Army Air CorpsUnited States Army Air ServiceUSSR Number built 159 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 3 Variants 4 Operators 5 Specifications C IV 6 See also 7 References 7 1 Notes 7 2 BibliographyDesign and development editThe C IV was developed from the earlier C I but it was a larger and more robust aircraft The C IV was designed as a reconnaissance biplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear and was originally powered by the Napier Lion piston engine It had a wider fuselage and wider track of the cross axle landing gear than the C I Operational history editExamples of the C IV were delivered to both the Dutch Army Air Corps 30 aircraft and the Dutch East Indies Army 10 aircraft It was also exported the USSR bought 55 aircraft and the United States Army Air Service acquired eight Twenty aircraft were licensed built in Spain by the Talleres Loring company for the Spanish Army s Aeronautica Militar After service as reconnaissance machines the aircraft were then operated as trainers into the 1930s nbsp Fokker C IVA modified with cabin for passengers for planned non stop flight Tacoma Tokyo Preserved airworthy in Owls Head Museum Maine The last flying example of a C IV is C IVa s n4127 N439FK with a Rolls Royce Eagle VIII engine preserved at the Owls Head Transportation Museum in Owls Head Maine It was used in a trans Pacific attempt in the late 1920s or early 1930s Pilots Bob Wark and Eddie Brown took out the seats in the passenger compartment and installed a large fuel tank They also put a small cockpit just in front of the vertical stabilizer with a hand powered fuel pump inside In flight the crew member sitting there would transfer fuel to the main tank in the wing where it would be fed by gravity into the engine In this trans Pacific attempt they planned not to go straight across the Pacific but up the West Coast of North America to Alaska and down the chain of Aleutian Islands proceeding down the Chinese coast to Tokyo They took off from Tacoma Washington and started to head north but made it only about 100 miles of the way to Vancouver British Columbia when the engine vapor locked and forced a landing in a field They had to dump most of their fuel to bring down the weight in order to take off from the field When they got back in the air they started heading for nearby Ladner Field Vancouver to top off the tanks but they crashed upon landing and decided to give up They loaded the C IV onto a Ford AA flatbed truck and brought it back to Washington State It ended up in Ephrata Washington where it was kept outdoors and was eventually badly burned in a grass fire It sat until 1970 when one of the museum s trustees found it and restored it and donated it to the museum 1 Variants editC IV Production version with a 336 kW 450 hp Napier Lion engine C IVA A reduced wing span version 12 50 m 41 ft and reduced takeoff weight Built for the Dutch East Indies Army powered by a Rolls Royce Eagle VIII V 12 engine C IVB As C IV but using a Rolls Royce Eagle or Liberty L 12 engine C IVC Long range reconnaissance version with extended wingspan 14 27 m 46 ft C IV W Extended wingspan as C IVC and fitted with twin floats and Napier Lion engine nbsp Fokker CO 4A scout aircraft C IVH Special version for a flight between Amsterdam and Tokyo in 1924 XCO 4 United States Army designation for three aircraft for evaluation CO 4A United States Army designation for five production aircraft powered by 313 kW 420 hp Liberty L 12A engine and fuselage extended by 24 cm 9 in AO 1 United States Army designation for an artillery spotting version modified from one of the XCO 4sOperators edit nbsp Fokker AO 1 in US service nbsp Netherlands Dutch Air Force nbsp Spain Aeronautica Militar nbsp United States United States Army Air Service nbsp Soviet Union Soviet Air ForceSpecifications C IV editData from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft Part Work 1982 1985 1985 Orbis Publishing Page 1858General characteristicsCrew 2 Length 9 20 m 30 ft 2 in Wingspan 12 90 m 42 ft 3 in Height 3 40 m 11 ft 1 in Wing area 39 20 m2 421 96 sq ft Empty weight 1 450 kg 3 197 lb Gross weight 2 270 kg 5 004 lb Powerplant 1 Napier Lion W 12 water cooled piston engine 336 kW 450 hp Performance Maximum speed 214 km h 133 mph 116 kn Range 1 200 km 746 mi 648 nmi Service ceiling 5 500 m 18 045 ft Armament 1 or 2 fixed forward firing 7 7 mm 0 303 in machine guns and twin cockpit mounted gunsSee also editAircraft of comparable role configuration and era Loring R 1 Related lists List of military aircraft of the United StatesReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fokker C IV Notes edit 1923 Fokker C IVa Restoration Owls Head Transportation Museum Archived from the original on 19 January 2020 Retrieved 3 February 2020 Bibliography edit Banfield Daren January February 2000 Transport of Delight Flying the Owls Head Transportation Museum Fokker C IV Air Enthusiast 85 12 13 ISSN 0143 5450 Ogden Bob 2007 Aviation Museums and Collections of North America Air Britain Historians Ltd ISBN 978 0 85130 385 7 Taylor Michael J H 1989 Jane s Encyclopedia of Aviation London Studio Editions John Andrade U S Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909 Midland Counties Publications 1979 ISBN 0 904597 22 9 Pages 40 and 98 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft Part Work 1982 1985 1985 Orbis Publishing Page 1858 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fokker C IV amp oldid 1219857650, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
