Fokker XB-8

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Fokker XB-8
Description
Rôle	Light bomber
Crew	Four
First Flight
Entered Service	n/a
Manufacturer	Fokker Aircraft
Number Built	1
Dimensions
Length	47 ft	14.3 m
Wingspan	64 ft	19.5 m
Height	11 ft 6 in	3.5 m
Wing area	ft²	m²
Weights
Empty	lb	kg
Loaded	10,545 lb	4,783 kg
Maximum takeoff	lb	kg
Capacity
Powerplant
Engines	Curtiss V-1570-23 "Conquerors" (2)
Power	600 hp	448 kW
Performance
Maximum speed (sea level)	160 mph	257.4 km/h
Combat range	miles	km
Ferry range	miles	km
Service ceiling	ft	m
Rate of climb	ft/min	m/min
Wing loading	lb/ft²	kg/m²
Power/Mass	.114 hp/lb	.187 kW/kg

The Fokker XB-8 was a bomber version of the Fokker O-27 Observation aircraft. During assembly, the second prototype XO-27 was converted to a bomber prototype, dubbed the XB-8. While the XB-8 was much faster than existing biplane bombers, it did not have the bomb capacity to be considered for production. 2 YB-8s and 4 Y1B-8s were ordered, but these were changed mid production to Y1O-27 configuration. As a result, no YB-8s were built.

Links

• USAF Museum article on XB-8 (http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/research/bombers/b1-52.htm)
• USAF Museum article on YB-8 (http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/research/bombers/b1-53.htm)

Related content
Related Development	Fokker O-27
Similar Aircraft
Designation Series	B-5 - B-6 - Y1B-7 - XB-8 - Y1B-9 - B-10 - YB-11
Related Lists	List of military aircraft of the United States - List of bomber aircraft

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