Fokker XA-7

XA-7
Atlantic-Fokker XA-7
Role	Attack
Manufacturer	Fokker-America
First flight	April 1931
Status	Prototype
Primary user	U.S. Army Air Corps
Number built	1

The General Aviation / Fokker XA-7 was a prototype attack aircraft ordered in December 1929, and first flown in January 1931 by Fokker and then General Aviation Corporation after it bought Fokker-America in 1930, and entered in a competition held by the United States Army. However, the Curtiss A-8 won the competition, and A-7 development was not continued.

Design and development

The XA-7 was a two-seat low-wing all-metal monoplane design. It featured a thick cantilever wing, tunnel radiator and two closely spaced open cockpits.

Operational history

Despite some innovative features, the XA-7 did not proceed past flight test status. After testing, the sole prototype was scrapped.

Specifications (Fokker XA-7)

General characteristics

• Crew: Two
• Length: 31 ft (9.45 m)
• Wingspan: 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
• Height: 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m)
• Wing area: 333 ft² (30.94 m²)
• Empty weight: 3,866 lb (1,754 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 5,650 lb (2,563 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss V-1570 Conqueror V-12 liquid cooled, 600 hp (447 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 184 mph (296 km/h)
• Stall speed: 61 mph (98 km/h)

Armament

• 5 × .30 in (7.62 mm) machine guns
• 488 lb (221 kg) of bombs

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• Curtiss XA-8

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of the United States

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Wagner, Ray. American Combat Planes of the 20th Century, Third Enlarged Edition. New York: Doubleday, 1982. ISBN 978-0-930083-17-5.

External links

• General Aviation (Fokker) XA-7