Fokker V.9 Explained
The
Fokker V.9 was part of a series of experimental aircraft which led up to the low-production
D.VI fighter. The aircraft were very similar, varying in detail and power plants.
The V.9 was powered by a 60 kW (80 hp) Oberursel and first flew in December 1917; all others flew in 1918.
The V.12 was powered by an experimental 119 kW (160 hp), Steyr-Le Rhône engine.
The V.14. Like the V.12, the V.14 was powered by the 119 kW (160 hp) Steyr-Le Rhone.
The V.16 was powered by the 81 kW (110 hp) Oberursel Ur. II.
The V.33 was a development of the V.9. It was tested with both 82 kW (110 hp) and 108 kW (145 hp) Oberursel engines.
Bibliography
- Book: Herris . Jack . Leckscheid . Jörn . Fokker Aircraft of WWI: Volume 5: 1918 Designs, Part 1 - Prototypes & D.VI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes . 2023 . 978-1-953201-09-6 . Aeronaut Books . n.p. . Great War Aviation Centennial Series. 55A. amp.
References
- http://www.dutch-aviation.nl/index5/Military/index5-1%20Fokker%20Military%20Aircrafts.html