2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Atlantic XB-8: United States Air Force· Public domain
- 2. Het prototype Fokker XB-8 bommenwerper 2161 026175: Collectie Van Beek· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Fokker XB-8 was a bomber built for the United States Army Air Corps in the 1930s, derived from the high-speed Fokker O-27 observation aircraft.
How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 19.6 m wingspan
base stats
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 96 years ago, in 1930.
- Top speed is 2.0× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 19.6 m: about 4 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
- 1930
- number built
- 7
- role
- bomber
- makers
- Fokker
- engines
- 2× Curtiss V-1570-23
- crew
- 4
- length
- 14.4 m
- wingspan
- 19.6 m
- height
- 3.5 m
- max take-off weight
- 4,824 kg
- top speed
- 260 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.
Sources: Wikidata Q472694, Wikipedia: Fokker XB-8 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.