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Fokker M.5

first flight unknown· monoplane

piston retired
Fokker M.5, photo 1 of 1
1/1 Unknown autor Unknown autor· Public domain

what is it?

The Fokker M.5 was an unarmed single-seat monoplane aircraft designed and built by Anthony Fokker in 1913.

How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9.5 m wingspan

base stats

  • speed 130 km/htop speed

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

  • Wingspan of 9.5 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

first flight
—
introduced
1913
status
retired
number built
—
role
monoplane
makers
Fokker
engines
1× Oberursel U.0
crew
1
length
7.2 m
wingspan
9.5 m
top speed
130 km/h
range
—
ceiling
3,000 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q3747034, Wikipedia: Fokker M.5 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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