FOKKER C.V

Source: Fokker (Holland)

Considered: May 1926

Type:

C.5d 2-seat fighter/reconnaissance

C.5e 2-seat light bomber/reconnaissance

Engine: Bristol Jupiter (400 - 450 hp)

Dimensions

Length: 9.53 m

Wing Span: 15.3 / 12.5 m

Height: 3.30 m

Range: 500 km

Maximum Ceiling: 5500 m

Crew: 2

NOTES

• In late May the Fokker offices must have received an enquiry from the Latvian military, as their records show prices and particulars quoted:
  • C.5, excl. Machine Guns, Machine Gun-ring and motor
  • C.5d ƒ 18.360, test flying ƒ 575. Crating, c.i.f.delivery Riga, insurance ƒ 1.907. For 2 a/c in 2 crates.
  • C.5e resp. ƒ 19.170, ƒ 575, ƒ 2.116.
  • Motor Jupiter 400 hp. Motor and armament are supplied by the client, for equipment models could be provided.
  • Crating etc. for one a/c in 2 crates: C.5d ƒ 2.689, C.5e ƒ 3.089.
• The Fokker C.V may have been under consideration during the DH9A or, more likely, the Letov S.16 purchase.

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