Fokker F-11
type of aircraft
The Fokker F-11 was a luxury flying boat produced as an 'air yacht' in the United States in the late 1920s. Technically the aircraft was the Fokker Aircraft Corporation of America's Model 9. It was sold in North America as the Fokker F-11 and was offered in Europe as the Fokker B.IV. By the time the first six aircraft had been constructed, it was already evident that the design was not going to sell well. A few were sold, two to notable multi-millionaires; Harold Vanderbilt and Garfield Wood each purchasing one. One was bought by Air Ferries in San Francisco. The F-11A cost $40,000 but the price was slashed to $32,500 as the depression set in during 1930. The F-11 was a commercial failure.
Development
In 1922 Fokker designed the B. I flying boat, one of which was delivered to the Dutch Navy. The design was updated in 1926 as the Fokker B.III, which the Dutch Navy refused to purchase. The B.III was rebuilt as a civilian passenger plane, the B.IIIc.
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