History
The Fokker DC-I was a development of the Fokker C.IV, with a smaller wingspan, but further identical.
The smaller wingspan was necessary to improve the manoeuvrability because of the fighter function of the type. The D.C.I climbed in 6 minutes to a height of 3000 m, whereas the C.Iv needed 16 minutes for the same height. It was equipped with a Napier Lion rated 450 hp and only ten examples were built for NEIAF. These aircraft are the only examples built of this type.
Spain was interested to built the aircraft under licence, but preferred the Fokker C.IV.
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| Length: | 9,3 m | Wingspan: | 11,45 m |
| Height: | 3,4 m | Wing area: | - m2 |
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| Empty weight: | - kg | Max. start weight: | . kg |
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| Max. speed: | - km/hr | Climbing speed: | m/min |
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| Range: | - km | Service ceiling: | - m |
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| Engine type: | One Napier Lion rated 450 hp | ||
| Crew: | Two men | ||
| Armament: | - | ||
In 1923 the NEIAF ordered ten Fokker D.C.Is as a replacement for the disappointing Vickers Viking IV.
They were built at the Fokker factory at Veere and entered service in March 1926. The last two Fokker D.C.Is were withdrawn from use in 1934.
Some received later the revised and modified Napier Lion II engines of the withdrawn Viking.
December 29, 1930 the first parachute jump in the Netherlands East Indies was made from a Fokker D.C.I.
[Enclosed photo from BeeldBank NIMH. Click on photo for ordering information]
| Serial | Constr. nr. | Date in service | Date out of service | Notes |
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| F.D.401 | 10-1925 | |||
| F.D.402 | 03-1926 | |||
| F.D.403 | 03-1926 | |||
| F.D.404 | 03-1926 | |||
| F.D.405 | 03-1926 | The first parachute jump was made on December 29, 1930. | ||
| F.D.406 | 03-1926 | |||
| F.D.407 | 03-1926 | |||
| F.D.408 | 03-1926 | |||
| F.D.409 | 03-1926 | |||
| F.D.410 | 03-1926 |
Scale 1/72
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- Kit 72447: a resin kit
- At the (Dutch) forum of modelbrouwers.nl you can find a building report of this kit.
- Kit 72447: a resin kit
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Scale 1/48
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| Scheme | Colour name | FS number | WEM | Humbrol | XtraColor | Vallejo Model Color | Vallejo Model Air | |
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| Standard #1 | Overall (except wings) | Khaki | AC D04 | 29? / 155? | x2? /x251? | 70.921? / 70.887 | ||
| Wings | Aluminium Dope | ~7178 | 191 / 56 | X216 | 70.864 | |||
Check www.paint4models.com for an extensive conversion table with lots of colour and paint systems.
Literature.
| Militaire Luchtvaart in Nederlandsch-Indië in beeld. Deel 1 | Hugo Hooftman | Pag. 56 - 61 | 1978 | Uitgever: Europese Bibliotheek, Zaltbommel |
| Fokker, Bouwer aan de wereldluchtvaart | Thijs Postma | Pag. 59 | 1979 | Uitgever: Unieboek b.v., Houten |
| De Nederlandse Vliegtuigen: Alle vliegtuigen ooit in Nederland ontworpen en gebouwd | Theo Wesselink & Thijs Postma | Pag. 29 | 1982 | Uitgever: Romen Luchtvaart, Haarlem |
| 40 Jaar luchtvaart in Indië | Gerard Casius & Thijs Postma | Pag. 22 - 25 | 1986 | Uitgeverij De Alk, Alkmaar |
| Camouflage en Kentekens | J.Greuter e.a. | 1997 | Bonneville – Bergen (NH) |
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