Fokker S-11

what is it?

The Fokker S-11 Instructor is a single-engine two-seater propeller aircraft designed and manufactured by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. It first flew in December 1947 and went on production, serving in several Air Forces in the late 20th century, including with Dutch, Italian, Israeli, Paraguay, Bolivian and Brazilian armed forces. The S-12 was a tricycle landing version of this aircraft.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 209 km/htop speed
• range 628 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,100 kgmax take-off weight
• built 11made 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 79 years ago, in 1947.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11 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

1947-12-18

number built

11

role

trainer

makers

Fokker

engines

1× Lycoming O-435A

crew

2

length

8.2 m

wingspan

11 m

height

2.2 m

max take-off weight

1,100 kg

top speed

209 km/h

cruise speed

164 km/h

range

628 km

ceiling

3,850 m

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