Fokker F.III
The Fokker F.III was a single-engine, high-wing monoplane be blank as transport aircraft from the early 1920s. Designed by Fokker Aeroplanbau in Schwerin model represented a further development of the F.II and offered space for five passengers.
History
The F.III was the second civilian aircraft from Fokker. Was the prototype has been built in Germany, then started the serial production by a company founded by Anthony Fokker after the First World War Nederlandsche Vliegtuigenfabriek in the Netherlands.
The first flight took place in April 1921. Presented in the same month of the launch customer KLM this type of aircraft in service.
From 1923 originated in Staaken twenty license versions Fokker F.III Grulich, which were intended for the German Aero Lloyd.
Construction
The F.III pointed compared to the previous F.II on some improvements. The cabin now could seat five passengers and was comfortable furnishings. The pilot was still in an open cockpit. The fuselage was shortened, enlarged, however the rudder. The wings of the high-deck for the first time were self-supporting.
There were numerous engines. Was the prototype still equipped with a 138 kW payable BMW IIIa, the first delivered to KLM series models received an Armstrong Siddeley Puma with 179 kW. Other customers use various aircraft engines from BMW or the 172 kW Hiero. The final copies delivered transferred to a 268 kW payable forming Rolls -Royce Eagle engine. Two of these aircraft were subsequently reimbursed Gnôme -Rhône Jupiter VI radial engine with 298 kW.
Use
Of the 31 built by Fokker first twelve copies came into the possession of the Dutch KLM, which used them on the international routes to London, Hamburg and Bremen. Two more planes came in 1922 and served later to the route to Paris. 1926 KLM sold five machines to the Swiss Balair.
Another plane was used by the German air shipping company with registration of the Free City of Danzig. The four machines sold to the Hungarian Budapest MALERT combined with Austrian destinations. Two copies were exported to the United States, two additional aircraft acquired in 1929, the British Air Lines. Ten aircraft owned by the Deruluft routes operated between Germany and the Soviet Union.
Of the twenty built for the German Aero Lloyd licensing models reached sixteen in 1926 in the possession of the Deutsche Luft Hansa. They were first, later last used on the route from Hamburg to Amsterdam on the North German domestic routes and as cargo aircraft.
User
Germany Germany
- Deruluft
- German Aero Lloyd
- German Luft Hansa
- German Luft-Reederei
Netherlands The Netherlands
- Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij ( KLM )
Switzerland Switzerland
- Basler Aviation Ltd ( Balair )
Hungary Hungary
- MALERT
United Kingdom United Kingdom
- British Air Lines