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Typenumber |
V.23. |
Type of aircraft |
Fighter |
Country |
Germany |
Crew |
1 |
Date first flight |
1918 |
Enginetype |
Mercedes D.III |
Engine
power |
160hp |
Wingspan |
8.73m |
Wingarea |
11.12 m2 |
Lenght |
5.80m |
Height: |
2.65m |
Empty Weight |
673 kg |
Max. weight |
853 kg |
max speed |
200 km/h |
Armament |
2x7962 mm machine gun |
Number built |
1 |
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The V.23 was a single seat monoplane with cantilever mid-wing
Despite the rejection of the Fokker V.17 and Fokker V.20, Fokker continued the development of the mid-wing, cantilever monoplane fighter.
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It had the familiar mixed construction. The German military rejected the V.23 on sight, claiming that the cockpit offered inadequate forward view.
One built.
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