German quintuplane
Fokker V.8
Fokker V.8 was a prototype five-winged aircraft built by the Fokker Aircraft Company (Fokker-Flugzeugwerke) during the First World War for the Imperial German Army's (Deutsches Heer) Imperial German Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte). The aircraft was dangerously unstable and performed very poorly. It was scrapped after two flights.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Fokker
- First flight
- 1917-10-01
- Length
- 6.8 m
- Wingspan
- 7.7 m
Specifications
- Powerplant
- Mercedes D.III
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 22.3 ft
- Wingspan
- 25.3 ft
- Height
- 9.2 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.