Xxi1e1 prototype with a revised wing planform of greater dihedral, variants with the powerplant of one hispanosuiza 12y liquidcooled inverted v12 engine rated at 925 hp 690 kw or one pratt. The netherlands army air division contracted for a prototype in 1935 to evaluate the types potential for use in the netherlands east indies, and although it was planned originally to use. Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. Xxi was also licensebuilt by the finnish state aircraft factory valtion lentokonetehdas. A fixed undercarriage fighter aircraft designed by fokker in the mid 1930s. Made in maya, and tested the fbx version in 3ds max no problems found.
When mpm released its 172 injection moulded kit of the fokker g. The kit heres a kit that has been a long time in coming. Xxi fighter was designed in 1935 by dutch aircraft manufacturer fokker in response to requirements laid out by the royal netherlands east indies army air force militaire luchtvaart van het koninklijk nederlandsindisch leger, mlknil the d. Xxi4 was powered with a different engine as supplies of the finnishbuilt mercury radial were earmarked for the vl licensebuilt version of the bristol blenheim. Xxi brought back memories of the first, and my first, classic airframes kit, the fokker d. The factory stressed simple design with a fixed landing gear. The dxxi was one the last of a long line of fighter aircraft developed by the dutch aircraft manufacturer fokker. Dutch decal sheet 72030, with decals for the fokker d xxi, fokker g1. Xxi in service with the royal netherlands air force. It was to be a relatively simple aircraft, given the circumstances in former dutch eastindies.
Obj would probably need textures and materials reassigned. If i didnt know better id say this was mastered in 3d software. Finland had bought 80 twin wasp r1535sb4cg junior engines, rated at 825 hp 615 kw, from the usa in 1940, and production of the d. Xxi before and during the war i have a soft spot for. Buy mpm models fokker d xxi danish type fighter 172 scale. The plane is depicted with original national marking used by the netherlands in period until october 1939, it was assigned to the 2. Xxi was designed as an inexpensive, rugged, and compact fighter aircraft that would possess respectable performance for its era. Slower and less maneuverable than the german fighters as messerschmitt bf 109 most of them were quickly destroyed. The fokker dxxi is the dutch fighter of the second world war.
Xxi, no231contruction number 5504, capured by the luftwaffe. While torpedo floatplanes were common in many countries, few built twinengined ones. Xxi fighter aircraft and the production license for it. Equipped with the kit, the old aircam book on the finnish air force and an early set of aeromaster decals for the finnish d. A decade and a half ago, classic airframes entered the model manufacturing fray with its debut release of a 148 scale fokker d. Aircraft scale modelling aircraft modelling conversion.
My 3d plane build of the fokker dxxi d 21 dutch dutch singleseat fighter part of my series of world war two aircraft i have been creating over the last few years. Interior not modeled, only a seat to give feeling of interior. Xxi is a singleengine singleseat fighter aircraft produced by the dutch manufacturer fokker, n. Fokker dxxi these photographs were taken in aug 2003 at the militaire luchtvaart museum in soesterberg, the netherlands. As such, it was designed as an inexpensive and small, but. Xxi represented a complete breakaway from previous fokker biplane and highwing monoplane designs, being a lowwing monoplane with fixed, spatted landing gear. V bomber was being pushed from within the ranks of the netherlands army air force itself. Despite inherent obsolesence, the type had considerable success in finland, but the 39 dutch d. The full range of my builds can be found at my website, the current count is about 190 planes, although more models are added on. Xxi proposed or flown by by fokker during its production of the type for the danish, dutch and finnish air arms included the d.
The system was originally intended to fill the ranks of the netherlands east indies army air service but the arrival of world war 2 eventually pressed it into service with finland, denmark and netherlands air force units against germany. Xx was a 1930s dutch threeengined airliner designed and built by fokker. It has been downloaded 652 times by fellow modelers from around the world. A smaller publishing, dealing with the operational history is written by frits gerdessen and luuk boerman. Xxi was developed in response to a request in may 1934 of the neiaf mlknil for a replacement for the curtiss hawk. The origins of the torpedo floatplane began back in the first world war, where designs from albatros, fredrichshafen and short performed with limited success. It was used by the dutch air force in world war ii against luftwaffe. In subsequent combats with overwhelming german luftwaffe the fokkers had no chance to. V lay in the early part of the 1930s when rumors of possible renewed war in europe threatened daily goings on. Joining another promising dutch design already in motion, the fighterminded fokker d. Xxi fighter was designed in 1935 for use by the royal netherlands east indies army air force. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled gnu free documentation license. First build post here been away from the modeling desk for about 15 years but i collect finnish wwii stuff and recently started accumulating a stash of related 172 aircraft and poring over posts here.
There are only three other 172 injectionmolded kits of the fokker d. Xxi kit by pm, a very basic kit of this dutch ww2 fighter plane. Xxi shvetsov m25 engine spanish af part ii kora models. Xxi is a singleengine fighter aircraft designed and built by fokker in 1935. Xxi aces of world war 2 note that asterisked links will take you to you to the photos hosted on our partner site. Java jachtvliegtuigafdeling based at schiphol and operating 1114.
Xxi the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. Typical of a lowpressure limitedrun kit of the time, the kit contained rather roughfinished, flashridden plastic parts, a vacuformed canopy, a nearly unusable decal sheet and a rather exotic looking but overenthusiastic plethora of photoetched components. The aircraft was designed to be simple in construction, maintenance and operation, which proved invaluable in the harsh climates during the winter war. Denmark and finland also used this aircraft in the war.
The dutch eastindian army ordered a singleseat monoplane from the fokker factory on november 14, 1934 to replace the curtiss p6 hawk aircraft. The only difference is that the sprue for the wing in the special hobby kit is replaced by a sprue for the wing, and other parts, specifically for the. This aircraft was captured by the german luftwaffe as is shown here. For warranty information about this product, please click. Get the best deals on fokker d xxi when you shop the largest. Xxi simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Xxi had an enclosed cockpit and cantilever main wheel struts. It was the first fokker design to use an ellipticalsection fuselage instead of the traditional square fuselage and the first fokker aircraft with retractable landing gear. I never expected any company to tackle the fokker d. Xxi was a monoplane fighter with fixed landing gear, in itself nothing new for fokker. When the germans invaded the netherlands in may 1940 28 fokker d xxi were ready for combat, they were divided in 3 groups. Im not much into ww ii aircraft, except for the me 163b and two dutch aircraft. Dutch decal sheet 72030, with decals for the fokker dxxi, fokker g1.
It was the second lva luchtvaartafdeling production aircraft equipped with bristol mercury vii engine. Originally built to a specification for the ml knil. Xx was a highwing thicksection cantilever monoplane with a. Xxi that i know of, the old frog kit, the pioneer kit, and the more recent siga kit. Category aircraft scale modelling, subcategory aircraft scale modelling, scale 1. It is written in dutch, and has english captions too.
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