Fokker F.VIII
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The Fokker F.VIII (or F.8) was a large twin-engined airliner designed and produced by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker in the 1920s.
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F.VIII | |
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Fokker F.VIII of KLM airline | |
Role | Airliner |
Manufacturer | Fokker |
Designer | Reinhold Platz |
First flight | 12 March 1927; 97 years ago (1927-03-12) |
Status | Retired |
Primary users | KLM Malert |
Number built | 11 |
Developed from | Fokker F.VII |
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It was similar overall to the Fokker F.VII which was trimotor, but the F.VIII was not a trimotor but had twin engines;one engine on each wing. It was a bit bigger and seated twelve in, what was for the period a luxury seating setup.
In the same family of aircraft was the even larger F.IX, or F-9, which used a trimotor configuration.