Fokker D.XVI

what is it?

The Fokker D.XVI (sometimes written as Fokker D.16) was a sesquiplane fighter aircraft developed in the Netherlands in the late 1920s.

base stats

• speed 320 km/htop speed
• range 640 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,475 kgmax take-off weight
• built 22made 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 97 years ago, in 1929.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).

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

spec sheet

first flight

1929

retired

1939

status

retired

number built

22

role

fighter

origin

🇳🇱 Netherlands

makers

Fokker

engines

1× Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar

length

7.3 m

height

2.7 m

max take-off weight

1,475 kg

top speed

320 km/h

range

640 km

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