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The Fokker F.10 was an enlarged version of the Fokker F. VII airliner built in the late 1920s by the Fokker Aircraft Corporation of America. It carried 12 passengers four more than the F. VII and had a larger wing and more powerful engines. 65 were built for US commercial and military service. A design flaw caused commercial operation of the F.10 to end with the crash of TWA Flight 599 in 1931.

Designated as the Fokker F-10, the stately airship was entirely handcrafted and was designed to carry 12 passengers in the comfort of “a private flying salon.1
March 31 — The crash of a TWA Flight 599 of a Fokker F.10 at Bazaar, Kansas prompts the first grounding of an aircraft type.2
* Fokker F.10, an American enlarged version of the Fokker F.3
An undated photo of a Fokker F-10 in front of the Western Air Express hangars at Vail Field (courtesy of Dan MacPherson).4
and a much-publicized crash of a Fokker F-10 on March 31 in which famed Notre Dame coach, Knute Rockne, and seven others were killed.5
awaiting two Fokker F-10 Super-Trimotor planes which would carry 12 passengers, baggage and freight.6
delivery of three Fokker F-10 aircraft, the flight from Miami became direct to Havana. The official dedication ceremony was held on January 9, 1929.7

Made by Atlantic Aircraft.

It is the successor of the Fokker F.VII .

delivery of three Fokker F-10 aircraft, the flight from Miami became direct to Havana.8
Fokker F-10 Trimotors, Key West's location no longer served an overriding need and the company's operations were moved to Miami.9
Het Fokker F.10 verkeersvliegtuig speelde omstreeks 1930 samen met de Ford Trimotor een belangrijke rol in de vloten van de Amerikaanse luchtvaartmaatschappijen.10
much-publicized March, 1931 crash of an Fokker F-10, in which famed University of Notre Dame football coach, Knute Rockne, and seven others were killed.11
The Fokker F.10 was an enlarged version of the Fokker F.VII airliner, built in the late 1920s by the Fokker Aircraft Corporation of America. Fokker F.12
This aircraft was one of the first Fokker F.10s built in the USA. It was delivered to the oil company Shell and destroyed during a hangar fire in Chicago in June 1930.13
Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
3.86 m
Predecessor
Fokker F.VII
Length Alt
15.41 m
Power Alt
313.0
Range Main
691.0
Loaded Weight Main
13007.0
Developed From
Fokker F.VII
Capacity
12
Cruise Speed Main
105.0
Type Of Prop
radial engines
Crew
2
Span Main
2410.46
Cruise Speed Alt
195.0
Height Main
386.08
Span Alt
24.10 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney Wasp series
Manufacturer
Atlantic Aircraft
National Origin
United States
Loaded Weight Alt
5900.0
Power Main
420 hp
Number Of Props
3
Empty Weight Alt
3500.0
Length Main
1541.78
Range Alt
1280.0
Similar Aircraft
* Ford Trimotor
Related
* Fokker F.VII* Avro 618 Ten
Empty Weight Main
7716.0
Category
Fokker aircraft
United States airliners 1920-1929

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