Fokker G.I - Specifications (Fokker G.Ia)

Specifications (Fokker G.Ia)

Data from Nederlandse Vliegtuig Encyclopedie No.12: Fokker G-1 (2nd edition); The Fokker G-1

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2-3
  • Length: 10.87 m (35 ft 8 in)
  • Wingspan: 17.16 m (56.29 ft)
  • Height: 3.80 m (12.4 ft)
  • Wing area: 38.30 m² (412.26 ft²)
  • Empty weight: 3,325 kg (7,330 lb)
  • Loaded weight: 4,800 kg (10,582 lb)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 5,000 kg (11,023 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Bristol Mercury VIII nine-cylinder air-cooled single-row piston radial engine, 730 hp at 2,650 rpm for takeoff, 830 hp (618 kW) at 4,100m at 2,750rpm maximum continuous power (545 kW) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 475 km/h at 4,100m (295 mph)
  • Range: 1,510 km (938 mi)
  • Service ceiling: 10,000 m (32,808 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 13.5 m/s (44.29 ft/s)
  • Wing loading: 125.3 kg/m² (25.68 lb/ft²)
  • Power/mass: 0.22 kW/kg (0.14 hp/lb; 0.30 hp/kg)
  • Time to altitude: 6.0 min 20 sec to 5,000 m (16,405 ft)

Armament

  • 8× 7.9 mm (0.31 in) forward-firing FN-Browning machine guns in the nose
  • 1× 7.9 mm (0.31 in) machine gun in rear turret
  • 300 kg (660 lb) of bombs (G.1b could take 400 kg (880 lb))

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