what is it?
Fokker D.XVII (sometimes written as Fokker D.17), was a 1930s Dutch sesquiplane developed by Fokker.
base stats
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 94 years ago, in 1932.
- Top speed is 2.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Can fly 1.1× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1932
- introduced
- 1933
- retired
- 1940
- status
- retired
- number built
- 12
- role
- fighter/trainer aircraft
- origin
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- makers
- Fokker
- engines
- 1× Rolls-Royce Kestrel IIS
- length
- 7.2 m
- height
- 3 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,500 kg
- top speed
- 345 km/h
- cruise speed
- 290 km/h
- range
- 660 km
- ceiling
- 9,449 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q40151, Wikipedia: Fokker D.XVII (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.