The Fokker/Republic D.24 was a supersonic
variable-sweep wing
A variable-sweep wing, colloquially known as a "swing wing", is an airplane wing, or set of wings, that may be swept back and then returned to its original straight position during flight. It allows the aircraft's shape to be modified in fli ...
concept aircraft designed from 1962 to 1968 by the Fokker-Republic Alliance, a coalition between
Fokker and
Republic Aviation
The Republic Aviation Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Farmingdale, New York, on Long Island. Originally known as the Seversky Aircraft Company, the company was responsible for the design and production of many important ...
. The project was based out of Schiphol, Netherlands, and led by Alexander Wadkowski of Republic Aviation.
Design
The D.24 was designed to be capable of vertical take-off and landing (
VTOL
A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is one that can take off and land vertically without relying on a runway. This classification can include a variety of types of aircraft including helicopters as well as thrust-vectoring fixed-wi ...
) and was designed in accordance with
NATO Basic Military Requirement 3 and competed in NATO's BMR-3 military project bidding. Only a scale model was built and is now located at the
Luchtvaartmuseum Aviodrome in
Lelystad, Netherlands
Lelystad () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a city in the centre of the Netherlands, and it is the Capital city, capital of the province of Flevoland. The city, built on reclaimed land, was founded in 1967 and was named af ...
.
Specifications
See also
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List of VTOL aircraft
This is a list of fixed-wing aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing arranged under manufacturer. The list excludes helicopters, including compound helicopters and gyrocopters, because they are assumed to have this capability.
For mo ...
References
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VTOL aircraft