The Fokker Trimotor, most widely built as the Fokker F.VII, is a passenger and cargo aircraft powered by three engines that the Dutch manufacturer Fokker introduced in the 1920s, using a distinctive plywood covered cantilever wing design. Trimotor variants of the aircraft carried out several celebrated long distance flights of the era, including Richard Byrd's flight over the North Pole and a first crossing of the Pacific Ocean by air, and it was widely used by early airlines on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Significance1920s airliner by the Dutch manufacturer Fokker, also known as the Fokker Trimotor. 1 Manufacturer or Builder FAQs
When did the first three-engine Fokker F.VII fly?
The three-engine variant first flew on September 4, 1925.
Fokker produced a variant of the F.VII with three 200 hp Wright J-4 Whirlwind engines, and it first flew on September 4, 1925. Earlier F.VII aircraft had a single engine.
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The Fokker F.VII, also known as the Fokker Trimotor, was an airliner produced in the 1920s by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.
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The Fokker F.VII, also known as the Fokker Trimotor, was an airliner produced in the 1920s by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.
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24 November 1924
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The Fokker F.VII, also known as the Fokker Trimotor, was an airliner produced in the 1920s by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker, Fokker's American subsidiary Atlantic Aircraft Corporation, and several other companies under license.
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