Fokker S.14 Machtrainer

what is it?

The Fokker S.14 Machtrainer is a two-seater military training jet aircraft designed and manufactured by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). It has the distinction of being one of the first dedicated jet-powered training aircraft to be produced in the world. Development started in the late 1940s at the behest of British engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce, who were seeking out a manufacturer to produce a new trainer aircraft powered by their Derwent turbojet engine.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 jet engine · 12 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 730 km/htop speed
• range 950 kmwithout refuelling
• size 5,350 kgmax take-off weight
• built 21made 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 75 years ago, in 1951.
• 🏎️Top speed is 5.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 12 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.3× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

1951-05-19

introduced

1955

retired

1967

status

retired

number built

21

role

jet trainer

origin

🇳🇱 Netherlands

makers

Fokker

engines

1× Rolls-Royce Derwent 8

crew

2

length

13.3 m

wingspan

12 m

height

4.7 m

max take-off weight

5,350 kg

top speed

730 km/h

cruise speed

589 km/h

range

950 km

ceiling

11,500 m

wings

monoplane

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