The Fokker B.II was a prototype
sesquiplane
A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other. The first powered, controlled aeroplane to fly, the Wright Flyer, used a biplane wing arrangement, as did many aircraft in the early years of aviation. While a ...
shipboard reconnaissance
flying boat
A flying boat is a type of fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water. It differs from a floatplane in that a flying boat's fuselage is purpose-designed for floatation and contains a hull, while floatplanes rely on fusela ...
built in the
Netherlands in 1923.
Development
It was a conventional flying boat with a
duralumin
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Its use as a tra ...
hull and sesquiplane wings braced with N-struts. The
tractor configuration engine was mounted on the leading edge of the upper wing driving a four-bladed propeller. Open cockpits were provided for the crew under the upper wing and in a dorsal position amidships.
The
Royal Dutch Navy tested the prototype, but no production orders followed.
Specifications
References
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1920s Dutch military reconnaissance aircraft
Flying boats
B 02 (1923)
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Sesquiplanes
Aircraft first flown in 1923