Fokker D.XXI (Sweden)

▄Fokker D.XXI

▄Fokker D.XXI

Sweden

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.3	2.0	1.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Fighter

Purchase:700

STORE

Description

The ▄Fokker D.XXI is a premium rank II Swedish fighter with a battle rating of 2.3 (AB), 2.0 (RB), and 1.7 (SB). It was introduced in Update "Ixwa Strike".

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 5 000 m425 km/h

Turn time16 s

Max altitude10 100 m

EngineBristol Mercury VIII

TypeRadial

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight2 t

The Fokker D.XXI is a fairly pleasurable aircraft to play. Its manoeuvrability is quite good, being able to outturn a lot of aircraft of this BR. Also, its climb rate is great for its BR. However, keep in mind that it it rather slow, and might not be able to keep up with other fighters.

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 5,000 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	409	399	10100	16.7	17.4	11.7	11.6	150
Upgraded	440	425		15.3	16.0	17.2	14.2

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
X	X	✓	X	X

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
0	290	N/A	N/A	240	~15	~6

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 320	< 240	< 500	> 320

Survivability and armour

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear290 km/h

• No armour
• Self-sealing fuel tanks (1 in front of pilot)

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB827

RB441

SB426

Crew training2 300

Experts15 000

Aces125

Research Aces320 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 40 / 60 / 140 %

2 × 112 / 112 / 112 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Radiator Compressor Wings repair Engine Engine injection	Airframe Cover	bmg303_belt_pack hispano_belt_pack bmg303_new_gun hispano_404_new_gun

Armaments

Offensive armament

Weapon 12 x 20 mm Oerlikon FF cannon

Ammunition120 rounds

Fire rate468 shots/min

Weapon 22 x 7.7 mm FN-Browning M.36 No.3 machine gun

Ammunition1 000 rounds

Fire rate1 600 shots/min

The Fokker D.XXI (Sweden) is armed with:

• 2 x 20 mm Oerlikon FF cannons, wing-mounted (60 rpg = 120 total)
• 2 x 7.7 mm FN-Browning M.36 No.3 machine guns, nose-mounted (500 rpg = 1,000 total)

Usage in battles

• Climb at ~15° with minimum fuel
• Maintain altitude over opponents
• Dogfight heavier opponents at height
• Dive down on slower targets below

The Fokker D.XXI (Sweden) is highly agile for its class. This allows it to comfortably defend itself against most opponents, that will often struggle to get a good shot. The downside to this is speed. The Fokker D.XXI (Sweden) is quite primitive, with a lot of drag coming from both the landing gear and wing-mounted cannons. This makes the Fokker D.XXI (Sweden) unable to run away from most opponents, as even some biplanes are capable of catching up. This doesn't mean the plane weak however, as the engine provides well over 700 horsepower to this light machine, allowing it to climb high above most targets.

The strategy when using the Fokker D.XXI (Sweden) should be to make the plane as light as possible, while using the engine to gain a height advantage. This can be achieved by taking the minimum amount of fuel, and putting the plane to a ~15° climb at take-off. This ensures that the plane will be the lightest aircraft at altitude, making any dogfight at height favorable, as most planes capable of reaching this height are much more cumbersome in comparison. Once the opponents up high have been cleared, the Fokker D.XXI (Sweden) is able to make use of the altitude to boom & zoom opponents below with ease, as the plane can safely dive without damaging itself.

Pilots more comfortable with dogfighting can utilize the Landing flaps when stalling, to quickly flip back over. This allows for some advanced tactics against slower opponents.

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Controllable	Controllable Not auto controlled	Not controllable Not auto controlled	Not controllable Not auto controlled	Separate	Not controllable 1 gear	Not controllable

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Powerful armament consisting of 2 x 20 mms and 2 x 7.7 mms, can easily start fires and shred biplanes
• Above average climb rate for its BR
• Only one fuel tank, so fires usually would not be started if the aircraft was tailed
• Great turn time (16 seconds in RB)
• Engine takes a while to overheat on WEP
• Does not rip or even compress at little over 600 km/h, allowing it to safely dive on its opponents
• Short takeoff run
• As a premium aircraft, has better SL and RP rewards than regular aircraft
• Fixed landing gear makes landings easier and more simplified

Cons:

• Rather slow for its BR
• Only has landing flaps
• 20 mm cannons technically only have 60 rounds (60 rounds per gun, but they fire at the same time)
• Cannons have a rather slow rate of fire
• Cannons easily overheat after a short time of continuous firing
• No armour

History

Devblog

Development of what would become the Fokker D.XXI began in late 1934 with engineers at the Fokker company seeking to design a modern fighter aircraft, incorporating some of the latest aviation technologies. In 1935, the Dutch Air Force ordered the construction of a prototype which would be evaluated by its East Indies branch, as a result of the aircraft being seen as suitable for defending Dutch overseas assets.

Although its maiden flight in 1936 showed enough promise, the fate of the Fokker D.XXI was "hanging in the air" for a time due to a change in doctrine within the Dutch Air Force. As a result, Fokker began looking into promoting the aircraft on the export market, hoping to find foreign customers.

Fortunately, Fokker received interest from both Denmark and Finland to purchase a number of aircraft as well as rights to production. At the same time, domestic interest was also revived, resulting in the start of production in 1937.

Despite being a Dutch design, the Fokker D.XXI was predominantly produced and employed by Finland. Having built and operated around ⅔ of all D.XXIs, the Finnish Fokkers distinguished themselves during the Winter and Continuation War, although with less success in the latter due to their dated design. The Dutch Fokkers also put up a stiff resistance to the invading German forces in May 1940, shooting down a number of enemy aircraft, including several superior Messerschmitt Bf 109s. In the end, approximately 150 D.XXIs were built, serving up until 1949 with Finnish forces.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Fokker D.XXI (Sweden) from live.warthunder.com.

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See also

Similar Swedish aircraft

• Mörkö-Morane
• J11
• J20

Comparable aircraft

• Ki-27 otsu
• Yak-1
• I-16 (Family)

External links

• [Devblog] Fokker D.XXI: The Flying Dutchman
• Official data sheet - more details about the performance

Royal Dutch Aircraft Factory Fokker (Koninklijke Nederlandse Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker)
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	* Licensed Production / Variants
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