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Fokker V.9

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V.9
General information
TypeFighter
ManufacturerFokker-Flugzeugwerke
History
First flight1917
VariantsFokker D.VI
The V.33 in 1918

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

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  • Herris, Jack & Leckscheid, Jörn (2023). Fokker Aircraft of WWI: Volume 5: 1918 Designs, Part 1 - Prototypes & D.VI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 55A. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-953201-09-6.

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