Fokker C.I

The Fokker C.I was a German reconnaissance biplane under development at the end of World War I. The design was essentially an enlarged Fokker D.VII fighter with two seats and a 138 kW (185 hp) BMW IIIa engine. The C.I was originally developed to sell to the German Army. It never saw service in World War I, but Anthony Fokker managed to smuggle parts out of Germany at the time of the Armistice.

Development

The prototype, V.38, was tested at Schwerin, and put into immediate production. After the armistice, production continued in the Netherlands.

Operators

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The C.I went into Dutch service after 16 were ordered in February 1919. The USSR bought 42 C.Is. The C.Is served in the reconnaissance and trainer roles. The last C.I left service in 1936.

• Royal Danish Air Force

German Empire

• Luftstreitkräfte

• Royal Netherlands Navy
• Dutch Army Aviation

• United States Navy - Two aircraft were purchased by US Navy in 1921.

• Soviet Air Force

Variants

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The back-seat camera operator aims his instrument down in the Fokker C.Ia belonging to the Dutch Luchtvaartafdeling.

V 38

Prototype.

C.I

Two-seat reconnaissance aircraft, powered by a 138 kW (185 hp) BMW IIIa piston engine.

C.Ia

Improved version.

C.IW

Experimental floatplane version.

C.II

Three-seat passenger transport version, powered by a 138 kW (185 hp) BMW IIIa piston engine.

C.III

Two-seat advanced trainer version of the C.I, powered by a 164 kW (220 hp) Hispano-Suiza 8B engine.

Specifications (Fokker C.I)

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A prototype of the Danish O-Maskinen trainer aircraft based on the C.I.