Fokker C.IV

what is it?

The Fokker C.IV is a 1920s Dutch two-seat reconnaissance aircraft that was designed and built by Fokker.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 12.9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 214 km/htop speed
• range 1,200 kmwithout refuelling
• size 2,270 kgmax take-off weight
• built 159made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 103 years ago, in 1923.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 12.9 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,200 km: 7× Amsterdam to Brussels.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1923

introduced

1924

number built

159

role

two-seat reconnaissance aircraft

origin

🇳🇱 Netherlands

makers

Fokker

engines

1× Napier Lion W-12 water-cooled piston engine / Napier Lion

crew

2

length

9.2 m

wingspan

12.9 m

height

3.4 m

max take-off weight

2,270 kg

top speed

214 km/h

range

1,200 km

ceiling

5,500 m

wings

biplane

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.