Fokker M-301

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Fokker M-301

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After a request from the LVA, Fokker developed the D.XVI, a one-and-a-half-decker, with a 460 hp Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar 14 cylinder radial engine in two rows of 7.
The prototype made its maiden flight in July 1929.
The Fokker D.XVI was a traditional, single-bay sesquiplane with staggered wings supported by V-struts. It had an exposed cockpit and a non-retractable undercarriage with a tailskid. The wings were composed of wooden spars and ribs covered in plywood, while the fuselage was constructed with steel tubes and covered in fabric. The aircraft was equipped with an Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar radial engine, which was fitted with a Townend ring for enhanced performance. The D.XVI fighter was equipped with 2 Vickers M20 machine guns that were later replaced by FN brownings.

The Royal Netherlands Army procured 14 aircraft, featuring split main undercarriage units instead of the prototype’s cross-axle. Hungary acquired four aircraft equipped with Gnome et Rhône-built Bristol Jupiter engines, replacing the Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar engines found on the Dutch models. Evaluation aircraft were additionally supplied to China, Italy, Romania, and the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army.

China sought the aircraft for assessment. In 1931, the aircraft, possibly two, was acquired by the Manchuria Aircraft Co., Ltd. and given the designation M-301. later, it fell into the hands of the Japanese, and its fate remains a mystery, with the assumption being that it was destroyed.