The Fokker F.XXIV was a 1930s passenger airliner design by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer

Fokker Fokker was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer named after its founder, Anthony Fokker. The company operated under several different names. It was founded in 1912 in Berlin, Germany, and became famous for its fighter aircraft in World War I. In 1919 ...

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Due to the success of the

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, Fokker's role in the global market for passenger aircraft was severely diminished. Whereas

KLM KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, legally ''Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V.'' (literal translation: Royal Aviation Company Plc.), is the flag carrier airline of the Netherlands. KLM is headquartered in Amstelveen, with its hub at nearby Amste ...

was historically an important customer to Fokker, even they turned to other suppliers. When in 1938 KLM ordered the

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in the US and showed interest in the DC-4C, Fokker realised it had to come to terms with the new era. In an attempt to revive the glory days, Fokker finally adopted an all-metal approach with a new design, dubbed Model 193. Intended to replace the obsolete and outdated F.XXII and F.XXXVI models, Fokker had to use new technologies instead of designs based on wooden wings and few metal parts in the fuselage. Later on, this model became known as the F.XXIV. Whereas

was state-owned, Fokker used its political influence to force a sale from KLM. Finally in October 1939, KLM ordered four F.XXIVs.Civil Aircraft Register - Netherlands
Golden Years of Aviation, airhistory.org (retrieved 4 June 2019). This sale was part of a broader package which also included the Douglas DC-4C, the

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and another Fokker design known as Model 180. The F24 as it was proposed, was a short-range all-metal twin-engine passenger aircraft. It was supposed to be powered by two Wright Cyclone radial engines of 1,193 kW (1,600 hp) each. Its fuselage was designed for 26 passengers. The single aisle

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layout had eight rows of two abreast on the right and eight rows of a single seat on the left. A cargo bay was put between the passenger cabin and the

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. This cockpit had a layout for a crew of four. In the middle of the passenger cabin was a

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. At the aft side of the cabin was a toilet with another cargo bay. However the project never materialised as World War II broke out. During the war, design work was continued. After the war, Fokker could not deliver the planes on short notice as its factories were largely destroyed. Subsequently, KLM turned to American suppliers like Convair and

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. The F24 design attracted no other airlines and the project ended as Fokker turned to more modern designs.

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