Fokker F-14
# Fokker F-14

The Fokker F-14 was an American seven/nine passenger transport aircraft designed by Fokker and built by their Atlantic Aircraft factory in New Jersey.

## Development

The F-14 was a typical Fokker designed single-engine transport but unusually it had a parasol-type high wing carried on struts above the fuselage. It had a fixed tailwheel landing gear. The pilot had a cockpit behind the passenger cabin.

## Variants

### F-14

    Civil production version with a 525 hp (391 kW) Wright R-1750-3 radial engine.

### F-14A

    Civilian aircraft with 575 hp (429 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet radial and wing mounted directly on fuselage.

### Y1C-14

    Designation for 20 Hornet-powered examples bought for the United States Army Air Corps in 1931, later became the C-14.

### Y1C-14A

    Last of the 20 Y1C-14s re-engined with a 575 hp (429 kW) Wright R-1820-7 Cyclone.

### Y1C-14B

    Re-engined with a 525 hp (391 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1690-5 Hornet.

### Y1C-15

    Conversion of the ninth Y1C-14 as an air ambulance.

### Y1C-15A

    F-14 re-engined with a 575 hp (429 kW) Wright R-1820 Cyclone, later C-15A.

## Operators

### Canada

* MacKenzie Air Services
* Western Canada Airways

### United States

* Standard Air Lines
* Transcontinental & Western Air
* United States Army Air Corps

## Specifications (F-14)

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1878

General characteristics

* Crew: 1
* Capacity: seven/nine passengers
* Length: 43 ft 3 in (13.18 m)
* Wingspan: 59 ft 5 in (18.11 m)
* Height: 12 ft 4 in (3.76 m)
* Wing area: 551 sq ft (51.19 $m^2)$
* Empty weight: 4,346 lb (1,971 kg)
* Gross weight: 7,200 lb (3,266 kg)
* Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-1750-3 9-cylinder radial , 525 hp (391 kW)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 137 mph (220 km/h, 119 kn)
* Range: 690 mi (1,100 km, 600 nmi)
* Service ceiling: 14,500 ft (4,420 m)

Related lists

* List of military aircraft of the United States
