Fokker XB-8

The Fokker XB-8 was a bomber built for the United States Army Air Corps in the 1920s derived from the high-speed Fokker O-27 observation aircraft.

Die Fokker XB-8 war ein Bomber für die United States Army Air Corps, der 1931 gebaut wurde. Die Entwicklung wurde von dem Aufklärungsflugzeug Fokker XO-27 von 1929 abgeleitet.1
Le Fokker XB-8 est un bombardier dérivé de l'avion d'observation O-27. Il est développé dans les années 1920 et utilisé par l'USAAC.2

Made by Fokker.

It is the successor of the Fokker XB-8 .

The Fokker XB-8 was a bomber built for the United States Army Air Corps in the 1920s, derived from the high-speed Fokker O-27 observation aircraft.3
Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
3.50 m
Predecessor
Fokker XB-8
Length Alt
14.42 m
Power Alt
450.0
Lists
* List of bomber aircraft* List of military aircraft of the United States
Loaded Weight Main
10650.0
Max Speed Alt
140
Type Of Prop
Conqueror V12 engines
Sequence
* B-5 - B-6 - Y1B-7 - XB-8 - Y1B-9 - B-10 - YB-11
Max Speed Main
160 mph
Developed From
Fokker XB-8
Height Main
350.52000000000004
Number Built
7
Crew
4
Span Main
1960.88
Area Main
619.0
Primary user
United States Army Air Corps
Span Alt
19.60 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Curtiss V-1570-23
Manufacturer
Fokker
Loaded Weight Alt
4824.0
Power Main
600 hp
Number Of Props
2
Empty Weight Alt
3112.0
Length Main
1442.72
Area Alt
57.5 m²
Similar Aircraft
* Douglas Y1B-7
Related
* Fokker YO-27
Empty Weight Main
6861.0
Category
Abandoned military aircraft projects of the United States
Fokker aircraft
United States bomber aircraft 1930-1939

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