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| Type | F.IIIW |
Type of aircraft |
Passengerplane |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Date first flight | 1922 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Wingspan | 17,6 m |
| Lenght | 11,1 m |
| number of passengers | 5 |
| Enginetype | 1xSiddeley "Puma" |
| Engine power |
235 hp |
| max speed | 160 km/h |
| cruise speed | 135 km/h |
| range | 600 km |
| Fokker F.IIIW |
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| A special development |
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With seaplanes playing an important role in the early years of aviation, Fokker developed a version of the F.III with floats. Because floats had a marked effect on the stability, the fuselage was lengthened and the rudder enlarged. In addition the F.IIIw had a dorsal fin. This version, the F.IIIw, did not however go into series production. Only a few photos were saved, and there are no drawings, no test reports: nothing. It is assumed that the sole F.IIIw was converted back to standard F.III configuration. |
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More successful were two F.IIIs rebuilt by Karl Grulich at Deutsche Aero Lloyd for Deruluft. These aircraft, in 1925, combined the F.III wing with a new or substantially modified fuselage, and a new rudder with dorsal fin. In this form, the aircraft received the designation Grulich V.I (or sometimes DALFokker F.III). Later, in 1928, the Rolls-Royce Eagle engine on one of these two was replaced by a Bristol Jupiter.
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