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