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Fokker F.VII

MICROSOFT / ORBX

FOKKERFVIIFLOATSSKISAIRCRAFT

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The Fokker F.VII for Microsoft Flight Simulator is available in 5 aircraft configurations: The single-engine F.VIIa/1m, the Southern Cross (F.VIIb/3m that made the first Pacific Ocean crossing, and has the original cockpit), the Friendship (F.VIIb/3m with floats that flew Amelia Earhart across the Atlantic), the Josephine Ford (the F.VIIb/3m with skis used for Richard Evelyn Byrd’s North Pole flight), and an F.VIIb/3m retrofitted with a modern cockpit (available in 8 different liveries).

Get the manual from flightsimulator.com/aircraft-manuals. English language only.

The F.VII, manufactured by Fokker of the Netherlands, stands as one of the greats of aircraft history. It advanced the world of aviation during the Golden Age of Flight of the 1920s and 1930s due to its endurance, reliability, power, and load carrying ability. The F.VII, which first took to the air on November 24, 1924 and was introduced in 1925, served aviation in a number of capacities. These included the early airline industry, cargo, airmail, and exploration. Originally designed as a single-engine airplane, the high-wing F.VII was manufactured primarily as a tri-motor, powered by three 9-cylinder Wright J-6 Whirlwind radial engines that deliver 300 horsepower each. With a range of 750 miles, a cruise speed of 111 mph, and a takeoff and landing run of just under 750 feet, the F.VII proved to be ideal for a number of applications, ones that it ultimately helped to evolve.

Able to carry up to 8 passengers, a total of nearly 5,000 pounds of cargo, or a combination of the two, the Fokker F.VII became famous for a number of airmail, passenger, and cargo lines. The F.VII was also the aircraft of choice of a number of explorers on expeditions to cross continents, oceans, and venture into polar and other unexplored regions. The Fokker F.VII is a magnificent, emblematic icon of the early days of the world of aviation, one of the few that captured imaginations throughout the globe and maintains a legacy that endures to this day.