Koolhoven F.K.43

The Koolhoven F.K.43 was a small four-seat, single-engined monoplane passenger aircraft manufactured by Koolhoven in the Netherlands. It was a direct successor of the F.K.41.

F.K.43
Role	passenger transport
Manufacturer	Koolhoven
First flight	1931
Introduction	1931
Primary users	KLM Royal Netherlands Air Force Royal Air Force
Number built	20
Developed from	Koolhoven F.K.41

It was a quite successful design with good flying qualities. KLM purchased twelve aircraft and used it as a flying taxi and for pilot training. Two of these were built by Aviolanda.

At the outbreak of World War II, four F.K.43s were requisitioned by the Royal Netherlands Air Force. One of these escaped destruction by flying to England, where it was taken into use as a liaison aircraft by the Royal Air Force. After the war another eight aircraft with a different engine were manufactured by Fokker (the aircraft were called "Fokhovens"). Only one of these heavily modified aircraft has survived until today.

Specifications (F.K.43)

Data from

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 3 passengers
• Length: 8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 10.9 m (35 ft 9 in)
• Max takeoff weight: 1,140 kg (2,513 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major 4-cylinder inverted air-cooled in-line piston engine, 97 kW (130 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 190 km/h (120 mph, 100 kn)

See also

Related lists

• List of aircraft of the RAF