Koolhoven F.K.43

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name = F.K.43
type = passenger transport
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manufacturer = Koolhoven


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first flight = 1931
introduction = 1931
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primary user = KLM
more users = Royal Netherlands Air Force
Royal Air Force
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number built = 20
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developed from = Koolhoven F.K.41
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Koolhoven F.K.43 was a small four-seat, single-engined monoplane passenger aircraft manufacured by Koolhoven in the Netherlands. It was a direct successor of the 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.

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 were manufactured by Fokker (the aircraft were called "Fokhoevens"). Only one, heavily modified aircraft has survived until today. It is today located at a museum in Raamsdonkveer.

pecifications (F.K.43)

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capacity=3 passengers
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length main=8.3 m
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engine (prop)=de Havilland Gipsy Major
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power main= 97 kW
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