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1932
1932 - 0767.PDF
FLIGHT, JULY 29, 1932 Qir transport THE FOKKER TYPE F. XVIII. D! A New Model for the Holland- Dutch East Indies Air Route ESIGNED specifically for the Amsterdam-Bandoeng air service, the latest Fokker has a long range, a large mail compartment, and very comfortable accommodation indeed for a very small number of passengers. More specifically, the new machine, known as the type F.XVIII, powered by three Pratt & Whitney " Wasps " of 440 h.p. each, has been designed for a range of 930 miles at a cruising speed of 126 m.p.h., carrying a ciew of four and a pay load of 1,873 lb. Five machines of the F.XVIII type have been ordered from the Fokker Works in Amsterdam by the K.L.M., and the first,two have been completed and flown, both of them visiting Croydon and Han- worth last week-end. One ~=>. *;, has been christened the Peli- kaan (Pelican), while the other has been named the Oehoe (Owl). Powered by the same engines, and carrying approxi mately the same load as the type F.XII, the F.XVIII has considerably greater speed, since it has been found pos sible to reduce the cabin space and so provide a slimmer fuse lage of lower drag. As used on the Amsterdam-Bandoeng air route, the F.XVIII has accommodation for four pas sengers only, but this is in re turn of a very comfortable nature, with seats which can be tilted and leg rests raised to form couches. In the forward end of the cabin are seats for wireless operator and the en gineer, and a resting place for the pilot who is not on duty. The wireless operator also acts as steward, a pantry with tea and coffee in thermos flasks, THE FOKKER F.XVIII : The engines are Pratt 8c Whit ney " Wasps " of 440 h.p. each. They are fitted with To wnend rings. (FLIGHT Photo.) ON THE LEFT : Looking into the pilots' cockpit. The circles on the backs of the seats are lightening holes and not instru ments ! (FLIGHT Photo.) BELOW : Three-quarter front view of the Fokker F.XVIII. (FLIGHT Photo.) 711
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