Fokker F-11

what is it?

The Fokker F-11 was a luxury flying boat produced as an 'air yacht' in the United States in the late 1920s. Technically the aircraft was the Fokker Aircraft Corporation of America's Model 9. It was sold in North America as the Fokker F-11 and was offered in Europe as the Fokker B.IV. By the time the first six aircraft had been constructed, it was already evident that the design was not going to sell well.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 18 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 180 km/htop speed
• range 640 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 6passengers
• size 3,105 kgmax take-off weight
• built 6made 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 98 years ago, in 1928.
• 🚗Wingspan of 18 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight

1928

number built

6

role

transport flying boat

makers

Fokker

engines

1× Wright R-1750D Cyclone 9

passengers

6

length

13.7 m

wingspan

18 m

height

4 m

max take-off weight

3,105 kg

top speed

180 km/h

cruise speed

153 km/h

range

640 km

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