Fokker F.VII/3m

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History

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Technical information Fokker F.VIIa/3m
Dimensions:
Length:	14,6 m	Wingspan:	19,3 m
Height:	3,9 m	Wing area:	- m²
Weights:
Empty Weight	2150 kg	Max. start weight:	3600 kg
Dimensions:
Cruising speed:	170 km/hr	Max. speed:	190 km/hr
Climbing speed:	- m/min	Landing speed:	75 km/hr
Service ceiling:	4750 m	Range:	1000 km
Miscellaneous:
Engine type:	Three Wright J65-W-7 rated 350 hp
Crew:	-
Armament:	-

Technical information Fokker F.VIIB/3m Ml-KNIL
Dimensions:
Length:	14,6 m	Wingspan:	21,7 m
Height:	3,9 m	Wing area:	- m²
Weights:
Empty Weight	3050 kg	Max. start weight:	5200 kg
Dimensions:
Cruising speed:	170 km/hr	Max. speed:	210 km/hr
Climbing speed:	- m/min
Service ceiling:	4250 m	Range:	1240 km
Miscellaneous:
Engine type:	Three Wright J-5 Whirlwind rated 300 hp
Crew:	-
Armament:	-

In Service with LVA and NEIAF.

In service with the LVA

Information about Dutch aircraft.

Photo of a group of some military in front of a Fokker F-VIIa/3m at air field Haamstede.
[Enclosed photo from BeeldBank NIMH. Click on photo for ordering information]

Because of an engine failure on April 10 1928 Fokker FVIIa/3m serialled "803", crashed in the garden of the Soesterberg post office.
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Fokker F.VIIa/3m of the LVA.
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Fokker F.7a/3m, serial 803, at air base Waalhaven, with bomb racks for 700 kg bombs.
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Fokker F.7a/3m 801 at Soesterberg air base equipped with bomb racks.
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Fokker F.7a/3m, serial 802, in flight.
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Fokker F.7a/3m, 803 and 801, at air field Schiphol in 1938.
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Detail center and left engine of a Fokker F.7a/3m.
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Fokker F.7a/3m. Cockpit
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Fokker F.7a/3m. Constructing the wing at LVB.
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Fokker F.7a/3m, 801, at air base Soesterberg.
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Maximum bomb load of a Fokker F.7a/3m, to know 4x50 kg plus 3x100 kg plus 4x50 kg. = 700 kg.
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In service with the NEIAF

Information about Dutch aircraft.

Fokker F.VII/3m

Serial overview NEIAF and LVA.

Serial overview Fokker F.VIIB/3m ML-KNIL.

Serial	Constr. nr.	Date in service	Date out of service	Notes
F.T.A.1	5069	06-1936		Taken over from KNILM. Was PK-AFA.
F.T.A.2	5071	12-1936		Taken over from KNILM. Was PK-AFC.

Serial overview Fokker F.VIIa/3m LVA.

Serial	Date out of service	Notes
801	13-05-1940	Lost after bombardment Haamstede
802	10-05-1940	Lost after bombardment Haamstede
803

1/72nd Scale

Kits

Broplan
- Kit MS014: Fokker F.VIIb/3m Bomber
  - At the (Duthc) modellers forum 'modelbrouwers.nl" this building report can be found.
- Kit --: Vacu formed kit of a Fokker F.VIIb/3m Passenger variant
- Kit MS23: Fokker F.VIIa/1m, Passenger variant with Lorraine engine
Frog/Novo
- Kit F175: An old injection moulded kit of the Southern Cross, the fuselage and tail needs to be corrected.
Valom
- Kit 72037: A model of a Fokker F.VIIb/3m (LOT Polish Airlines)
- Kit 72038: A model of a Avia F.VIIb (Czechoslovak CSA and CLS Airlines)
- Kit 72047: A model of a Fokker F.VIIb/3m Josephine Ford
- Kit 72054: A model of a Fokker F.VIIb/3m Spanish Civil War
- Kit 72064: A model of a Fokker F.VIIb/3m Spanish bomber
- Kit 72070 / 72071 / 72072: Fokker F.VIIb/3m KLM / Japan / Southern Cross.
Svezda
- Kit 72037: A model of a Fokker F.VIIb/3m. (ex Frog)

Modelling add-on

Aeroclub
- Set E017: 9 cyl. Wright J5 Whirlwind (Diverse US)
Ardpol
- Set AC003: Een resin Wright Whirlwind motor

Decals

Dutch Profile
- Set PS9072: Set decals voor vliegtuigen uit Mei 1940 (Fokker TV, Fokker FVII/3m, Fokker G1, NA57 en FK51)

1/48th Scale

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Decals

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Scheme		Colour name	WEM	Humbrol	XtraColor	Vallejo Model Color
Fokker F.VIIa/3m LVA
Standard #1	Fuselage:Sides and upper surfaces.	LVA Khaki	AC D04	29? / 155?	x2? /x251?	70.921? / 70.887
	Fuselage: lower surfaces	LVA Blue	AC D05	115 ?	X-214?
	Wings	Doped linen		121	X105
Fokker F.VIIB/3, ML-KNIL
Standard #1	Fuselage	Khaki	AC D04	29? / 155?	x2? /x251?	70.921? / 70.887
Standard #1	Wings, etc.	Aluminium Dope		191 / 56	X216	70.864

Check www.paint4models.com for an extensive conversion table with lots of colour and paint systems.

The nose of the Fokkers F.VIIA/3m was initially unpainted,. Later it was painted in LVA Khaki, but not on all aircraft.
The font of the serial varied between the curled (jugendstil) style and the modern more tight font. Both were used together.

Delivery scheme Fokker F.VIIA/3m LVA with bare metal nose and lacquered wooden wing. Serial in curled style.

Colour scheme Fokker F.VIIA/3m LVA with serial in the modern font.

Colour scheme Fokker F.VIIA/3m LVA with orange triangles an rudder from September 1939 and on. Here the nose is sprayed in LVA khaki.

Colour scheme Fokker F.VIIB/3m NEIAF.

Literature.

AVIA: 33e jaargang nummer 10: Vliegtuig-Informatie: Fokker F-VII (H-NACC)		Pag. 289 - 291	1974	Uitgevers Wyt, Rotterdam
AVIA; 33e jaargang nummer 12: Vliegtuig-Informatie: Fokker F-VII (H-NACC)		Pag. 369 - 370	1974	Uitgevers Wyt, Rotterdam
AVIA: 34e jaargang nummer 4: Vliegtuiginformatie: Fokker F-VIIa (deel 1)	Thijs Postma & F. Zandvliet	Pag. 114 - 115	1975	Uitgevers Wyt, Rotterdam
AVIA: 34e jaargang nummer 5: Vliegtuiginformatie: Fokker F-VIIa (deel 2)	Thijs Postma & F. Zandvliet	Pag. 158 - 159	1975	Uitgevers Wyt, Rotterdam
AVIA: 34e jaargang nummer 6: Vliegtuiginformatie: Fokker F-VIIa (deel 3)	Thijs Postma & F. Zandvliet	Pag. 196 - 197	1975	Uitgevers Wyt, Rotterdam
Nederlandse Militaire Luchtvaart in Beeld. deel 1.	Hugo Hooftman	Pag. 114 - 117	1977	Uitgever: Europese Bibliotheek, Zaltbommel
Fokker, Bouwer aan de wereldluchtvaart	Thijs Postma	Pag. 62 - 63; 76 - 77	1979	Uitgever: Unieboek b.v., Houten
De Nederlandse Vliegtuigen: Alle vliegtuigen ooit in Nederland ontworpen en gebouwd	Theo Wesselink & Thijs Postma	Pag. 42 - 46	1982	Uitgever: Romen Luchtvaart, Haarlem
KLu Vliegtuigen: De vliegtuigen van de Koninklijke Luchtmacht vanaf 1913	Wim Schoenmaker & Thijs Postma	Pag. 44	1987	Uitgeverij De Alk, Alkmaar
Van Luchtvaartafdeling tot Koninklijke Luchtmacht 75 jaar Militaire Luchtvaart in Nederland	Koos van de Berg	Pag. 18	1987	Uitgever: Rebo Produkties, Sassenheim
Luchtvaartwereld; 6e jaargang nummer 3: De Fokkker F.VIIa/3m's van de luchtvaart-afdeeling	Theo Wesselink	Pag. 85 - 91	1989	Uitgeverij Ten Brink, Meppel
Camouflage en Kentekens	J.Greuter e.a.		1997	Bonneville – Bergen (NH)

Fokker F.VII/3m

History

Versions.

In Service with LVA and NEIAF.

In service with the LVA

In service with the NEIAF

Fokker F.VII/3m

Serial overview NEIAF and LVA.

Serial overview Fokker F.VIIB/3m ML-KNIL.

Serial overview Fokker F.VIIa/3m LVA.

1/72nd Scale

Kits

Modelling add-on

Decals

1/48th Scale

Modelling add-on

Decals

Literature.

Websites.