Fokker PW-5

what is it?

The Fokker PW-5 (designated Fokker F VI by Fokker) was a Dutch fighter aircraft of the 1920s. It was a parasol monoplane of which twelve were built for the US Army Air Service, being used as advanced trainers.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 12 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 232 km/htop speed
• size 1,218 kgmax take-off weight
• built 12made 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 105 years ago, in 1921.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 12 m: about 3 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

1921

introduced

1922

number built

12

role

fighter aircraft

origin

🇳🇱 Netherlands

makers

Fokker

engines

1× Wright-Hispano

crew

1

length

8 m

wingspan

12 m

height

2.7 m

max take-off weight

1,218 kg

top speed

232 km/h

range

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