Fokker F-14
Atlantic Aircraft · United States · first flew 1929 · transport aircraft
The Fokker F-14 was an American single-engined passenger transport monoplane of 1929, designed by Fokker and built at its Atlantic Aircraft factory in New Jersey to carry seven to nine passengers. Unusually for a Fokker transport, it had a parasol-type high wing carried on struts above the fuselage.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Parasol-type high wing carried on struts above the fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Parasol-type high wing carried on struts above the fuselage
- Pilot's cockpit behind the passenger cabin
- Fixed tailwheel landing gear
A single radial engine in the nose and a parasol wing carried on struts above the fuselage, over a fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The pilot's cockpit sits behind the passenger cabin rather than ahead of it.
Specifications
- The Fokker F-14 has a length of 15.1 m (50 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 20.9 m (69 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 234 km/h (145 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
The F-14 first flew in 1929 and was otherwise a typical Fokker single-engined transport, with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage and the pilot's cockpit placed behind the passenger cabin. The civil production version had a 525 hp Wright R-1750-3 radial engine.
Variants
The civil F-14 had a Wright R-1750-3, while the F-14A had a Pratt & Whitney Hornet and its wing mounted directly on the fuselage. Twenty Hornet-powered Y1C-14s were bought for the US Army Air Corps in 1931 and later became C-14s, with re-engined Y1C-14A and Y1C-14B sub-variants. The ninth Y1C-14 was converted into the Y1C-15 air ambulance, and the Y1C-15A was an F-14 re-engined with a Wright R-1820 Cyclone.
Where you'll see it
The United States Army Air Corps was the main user, alongside Standard Air Lines and Transcontinental & Western Air in the United States and MacKenzie Air Services and Western Canada Airways in Canada. The Y1C-15 ambulance was used to test an emergency parachute for stretcher patients.
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