http://uamf.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=4276
Strange lookin thing.
A very realistic mock-up was showed at the Paris Airshow of 1938 and the prototype made its first flight in May 1939. It was a very futuristic design with its nose wheel, twin tail boom layout and two engines in the fuselage; one in front and one at the rear end. In spite of this modern layout, flying was quite troublesome with serious overheating problems of the rear engine. The start of the war prevented any further work on the D.23 and in total it only made 11 flights with a total flying time of 3.38 hours. All flights were made by the well-known Fokker test pilot Gerben Sonderman. Although it was often reported as seriously damaged during the German air raids on Schiphol airport, it was only slightly damaged when captured by the Germans. It never flew again; instead the engines were dismantled and transported to Germany and the remaining airframe was finally scrapped.
http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/2...lem-vredeling/
Strange lookin thing.
A very realistic mock-up was showed at the Paris Airshow of 1938 and the prototype made its first flight in May 1939. It was a very futuristic design with its nose wheel, twin tail boom layout and two engines in the fuselage; one in front and one at the rear end. In spite of this modern layout, flying was quite troublesome with serious overheating problems of the rear engine. The start of the war prevented any further work on the D.23 and in total it only made 11 flights with a total flying time of 3.38 hours. All flights were made by the well-known Fokker test pilot Gerben Sonderman. Although it was often reported as seriously damaged during the German air raids on Schiphol airport, it was only slightly damaged when captured by the Germans. It never flew again; instead the engines were dismantled and transported to Germany and the remaining airframe was finally scrapped.
http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/2...lem-vredeling/
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