D.XIII
Fokker D.XIII
The D.XI (PW-7) was the basis for the development of a fast, but heavy, fighter aircraft, which would lead to the D.XIII.
It was carried out as a one-and-a-half-decker that achieved a speed of 270 km / h.
The speed was given by the 12 cylinder Napier Lion XI W engine of 570 hp.
Alternative engines for the D.XIII were the Loraine-Dietrich and Hispano Suiza.
Partly due to the streamlined shape of the fuselage and the use of the powerful Napier Lion engine, the D.XIII was the fastest fighter in 1924/25.
On July 16, 1925, Fokker test pilot Bertus Grasé broke four world speed records with a D.XIII.
50 D.XIII's were ordered for Argentina, through the Berlin trading company of Hugo Stinnes.
In fact, the aircraft were intended for the flight school of the newly founded German Luftwaffe in the Russian town of Lipetsk.
After the closure of the German Luftwaffe school, about 30 airworthy D.XIII's went to the Russian Air Force and used until 1933.
The Russian Air Force also ordered a few D.XIII's directly from Fokker.
As a fighter aircraft, the D.XIII was equipped with the standard armament of 2x 7.92 mm LMG 08/15 synchronized machine guns.
It was carried out as a one-and-a-half-decker that achieved a speed of 270 km / h.
The speed was given by the 12 cylinder Napier Lion XI W engine of 570 hp.
Alternative engines for the D.XIII were the Loraine-Dietrich and Hispano Suiza.
Partly due to the streamlined shape of the fuselage and the use of the powerful Napier Lion engine, the D.XIII was the fastest fighter in 1924/25.
On July 16, 1925, Fokker test pilot Bertus Grasé broke four world speed records with a D.XIII.
50 D.XIII's were ordered for Argentina, through the Berlin trading company of Hugo Stinnes.
In fact, the aircraft were intended for the flight school of the newly founded German Luftwaffe in the Russian town of Lipetsk.
After the closure of the German Luftwaffe school, about 30 airworthy D.XIII's went to the Russian Air Force and used until 1933.
The Russian Air Force also ordered a few D.XIII's directly from Fokker.
As a fighter aircraft, the D.XIII was equipped with the standard armament of 2x 7.92 mm LMG 08/15 synchronized machine guns.
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