MBT 50.10.003 Fokker C5D

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50.10.003

Fokker C5D

Source : www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fokker_C.V

The Fokker C.V. was a reconnaissance/bomber aircraft built by Fokker from 1924 onwards. It was a further development of the Fokker C.IV. The C.V would become the most built military Fokker aircraft of the interwar period. Fokker built a large number itself, and several foreign clients also built the aircraft under licence.

The aircraft could be equipped with various engines of 450 hp or more. The same aircraft with a lighter engine was called the C-VI. The C.V was produced in five different versions. The wingspan varied per version. From 1925, the company concentrated on the D and E variants.

Type	Description	Wingspan
C.V-A	tactical reconnaissance	12.03 m
C.V-B	strategic reconnaissance	13.33 m
C.V-C	light bomber	14.63 m
C.V-D	fighter, tactical reconnaissance	12.50 m
C.V-E	bomber, strategic reconnaissance	15.30 m

The C.V was acquired by the Dutch Luchtvaartafdeeling (Aviation Department) from 1925 onwards. In total, the Luchtvaartafdeeling purchased 71 C.V's. In May 1940, 50 were still operational, 10 of which were used as training aircraft and a small number as target tugs. Between 10 and 14 May, these aircraft flew several missions without significant losses, including over the Grebbelinie.

The Marine Luchtvaartdienst (Naval Aviation Service) and the ML-KNIL also flew the C.V.

Denmark bought 19 examples and built 23 under licence. A.P. Botved flew one from Copenhagen via India to Tokyo, and back to Copenhagen via Siberia.

In 1927, the Swedish Air Force acquired one Fokker C.V-D and one Fokker C.V-E. In early 1928, an agreement was signed granting Sweden permission to manufacture both variants under licence. The aircraft were manufactured at the air force workshops in Malmen. In addition, six C.V-D's and four C.V-E's were purchased from Fokker. Sweden built 35 Fokkers from 1929 to 1935. A Swedish C.V, equipped with skis, rescued the Italian polar explorer Umberto Nobile when he was stranded on an ice floe in 1928.

In 1928, the Norwegian Air Force acquired 5 Fokker C.V's. Haerens Flyvemaskinfabrikk in Kjeller obtained the rights to build the C.V under licence. HF supplied 15 C.V-E's and 27 C.V-D's to the Norwegian Air Force.

In April 1940, approximately 40 Fokker C.V's were still active, spread across Norway. The outdated C.V no longer met the requirements for a fighter, but was reasonably successful in bombing enemy targets in and around Narvik.

In Italy, this aircraft was built under licence as the I.M.A.M.(Romeo) Ro.1. This aircraft was deployed in Somalia, Libya, and Ethiopia. A military attaché from the United States in Italy flew an unarmed Ro. 1 bearing the roundels of the United States.

Like other countries, Switzerland first acquired three machines in 1927, followed by another three in 1930. After trials and a number of modifications, 57 aircraft were subsequently built under licence, the last of which was decommissioned in 1954.

Finland operationally deployed the C.V during the Winter War and the Continuation War. In total, the country had 19 machines in service, five of which came from Sweden and Norway. The country purchased one example in 1927, followed by a series of 13 aircraft in 1934.

The C.V was last operationally deployed in 1944, flown by Estonian crews in Luftwaffe service. They flew aircraft captured in Denmark.

Technical specifications :

General
Role	Reconnaissance/light bomber/escort fighter
Crew	2
Variants	C.VI (with lighter engine), C.Vb, C.Vc, C.Vd, C.Ve
Dimensions
Length	9.53 m
Height	3.30 m
Wingspan	12.50 m
Wing area	46.10 m²
Weight
Empty weight	1315 kg
Max. weight	1915 kg
Powerplant
Engine(s)	Rolls-Royce Kestrel XI
Power	388 kW
Performance
Cruising speed	205 km/h
Top speed	225 km/h
Range	1000 km
Service ceiling	5500 m
Armament
Onboard armament	1 machine gun(calibre 7.9 mm), firing forward and 1 identical on ring for observer
Bombs	16 units of 8 kg or 4 units of 50 kg

 

Model Drawing Specifications :

Drawing number	50.10.003
Author	J.H. Bosman
Description	Fokker C5D
Quality
Difficulty	C
Scale	1 : 50
Number of A00 sheets	0
Number of A0 sheets	0
Number of A1 sheets	0
Number of A2 sheets	0
Number of A3 sheets	1
Number of A4 sheets	0
Total number of drawing sheets	1
Number of A4 text sheets	0
Weight in grams	35
Special features	wingspan 25 cm dM 1960/11 Article copy: 52.10.003 (2 pages)
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