Fokker Universal

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The Fokker Universal was a rugged, high-wing monoplane of the 1920s widely used for bush flying, cargo transport, and pioneering commercial aviation in remote regions.

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Label Occurrences
Fokker Super Universal 1
Fokker Universal canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft
single‑engine monoplane
utility aircraft
aircraftCategory bush aircraft
utility transport aircraft
aircraftRole bush plane
cargo transport aircraft
mail plane
passenger transport aircraft
aircraftType high‑wing monoplane
category 1920s Dutch civil utility aircraft
constructionType mixed wood‑and‑steel construction
countryOfOrigin Netherlands
crew 1
designer Robert B. C. Noorduyn
designFeature large cargo door
open cockpit in early versions
robust landing gear for rough fields
engineConfiguration single‑engine
engineType radial piston engine
firstFlight 1926
fuselageType fabric‑covered steel‑tube fuselage
introduced 1926
landingGearOptions floats
skis
wheels
landingGearType fixed conventional landing gear
manufacturer Fokker
notableUse bush flying in Alaska
bush flying in Canada
pioneering commercial aviation in remote regions
powerplantExample Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine
Wright J‑4 Whirlwind radial engine
primaryEraOfUse 1920s
1930s
primaryProductionCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
status retired from commercial service
successor Fokker Universal self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fokker Super Universal
typicalPassengerCapacity 4
usedBy Canadian bush operators
U.S. commercial operators
usedFor cargo transport to remote areas
mail delivery to remote areas
passenger service on frontier routes
wingConfiguration strut‑braced high wing
wingStructure wooden wing

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wright J-5C Whirlwind usedInAircraft Fokker Universal
Fokker Universal successor Fokker Universal self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fokker Super Universal