The design of the humble Fokker C-X was based on its predecessor the Fokker C-V. The design started in 1933 and the prototype already flew in 1934. It was designed to meet the specifications from the Aviation Section from the Dutch East Indies Army (LA-KNIL), but the design was already obsolete when the aircraft arrived in 1935. Soon the aircrafts were transferred to the flying school, where they served until the Japanese invasion in 1942.
In the Netherlands the Aviation section of the Dutch army (LVA) ordered 20 as replacements for the old Fokker C-V. However the old C-Vs remained in use and the C-Xs were just added to the forces. When the Germans invaded the Netherlands 11 Fokker C-Xs were operational. And although the aircraft was primarily designed as reconnaissance aircraft it played a small but heroic role as light bomber during the short but fierce battle against the Germans in May 1940.
At the start of the war, most Fokker C-Xs were stationed on Bergen. The modern Bergen airfield was one of the first targets from the German invasion force and although most aircrafts on Bergen were destroyed, the Fokker C-Xs, which were parked in small hangars on the edge from the airfield, survived the German attack. The humble Fokkers flew several missions per day and attacked the German troops who had landed near Rotterdam, Valkenburg, Moerdijk and Waalhaven and also attacked the advancing German troops near the Grebbelinie.
As the C-X was very slow and only had two machine guns, one forward and one for the observer, they had to avoid contact with the German fighters.
Therefore they flew extremly low, also called hedgehopping , or as they called it in dutch "Huisje-Boompje-Beestje" (House, Tree and Animals)
Before the battle was over two Fokker C-Xs escaped to France. One landed in the Dunkirk region where one crew member embarked directly on a ship to England and the other C-X ended in Caen in Normandy where it was handed over to the French forces. Most other Dutch Fokkers were destroyed by the Dutch to prevent them to fall into German hands.
The Fins ordered 4 Fokker C-Xs in 1937 and they built 35 aircrafts under license. The Finnish Fokkers were equipped with a Bristol Pegasus radial engine. During the Finnish wars they were used in different roles including as dive bombers. After the war they were used as trainers until 1958!
Two Fokker C-Xs were delivered to the Spanish republicans. One was purchased to test and a second one was a gift from the church!
Type : C.X
Country : The Netherlands
Function : reconaissance/light bomber
Year : 1937
Crew : 2
Engines : R.R Kestrel 650 pk
Wing Span : 12 m
Length : 8.8 m
Height : 3.2 m
Empty Weight : 1450 kg
Max.Weight : 2250 kg
Speed : 320 km/h
Cruising : 270 km/h
Ceiling : 8700 m
Range : 830 km
Armament : 1*7.9mm Browning machine gun, fixed in nose
1*7.9mm Lewis M20 machine at the gunner position
Bombload 400kg ie
4x100,
8x50 , as during May days 1940
16x25
FS9 operational note
The gunner /observer is animated using the 'concorde nose extend/retract command'.
The key for this command can be set, if deemed neccessary , under the options tab.
Options / Controls / Assignments
Command
'extend concorde nose &visor fully'
'retract concorde nose&visor fully'
use what ever key combination you find usefull.
Special thanks to;
The Sim-Outhouse test team Cees Donkers and Huub Vink, without whom this project never would have been started.
Huub also voluenteered to do those wonderfull textures, which catch the appearance of this Fokker C-X very well.
Whitout their input this project wouldn't have reached the current status.
To Steve Buchanan for his excellent Hispano- Suiza 12Y sound
Ivan Hsu for his model shine utility.
G.W.Beckwith - Air Wrench
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This software is released as is. The files have been extensively tested and have been determined to be not harmful. However, installation is at your own risk and therefore the author is not responsible nor can be held liable for any damage to persons or equipment, resulting from the installation/use of this software.
