Universal | |
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General information | |
Type | Airliner, Utility aircraft |
Manufacturer | Fokker Aircraft Company (Atlantic Aircraft Corporation) |
Designer | |
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Number built | 44 |
History | |
Manufactured | 1926-1931 |
Introduction date | 1926 |
Developed into | Fokker Super Universal |
The Fokker Universal was the first aircraft built in the United States that was based on the designs of Dutch-born Anthony Fokker, who had designed aircraft for Germany during World War I. About half of the 44 Universals that were built between 1926 and 1931 in the United States were used in Canada. Among the famous pilots who flew the Fokker Universal were Punch Dickins and Walter Gilbert.