XA-7

Atlantic-Fokker XA-7
Role	Attack Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Fokker-America
First flight	April 1931
Status	Prototype
Primary user	United States Army Air Corps
Number built	1

The Fokker XA-7 was a prototype attack aircraft ordered in December 1929, and first flown in January 1931 by Fokker and then General Aviation Corporation after it bought Fokker-America in 1930, and entered in a competition held by the United States Army. However, the Curtiss A-8 won the competition, and A-7 development was not continued.

Design and development

The XA-7 was a two-seat low-wing all-metal monoplane design. It featured a thick cantilever wing, tunnel radiator and two closely spaced open cockpits.

Despite some innovative features, the XA-7 did not proceed past flight test status. After testing, the sole prototype was scrapped.^[1]

Specifications (Fokker XA-7)

Data from American attack aircraft since 1926,^[2] NMAF : ATLANTIC-FOKKER XA-7,^[3] General Aviation (Fokker) XA-7^[4]

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 31 ft 0 in (9.45 m)
Wingspan: 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
Height: 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m)
Wing area: 333 sq ft (30.9 m²)
Empty weight: 3,866 lb (1,754 kg)
Gross weight: 5,650 lb (2,563 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss V-1570-27 Conqueror V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 600 hp (450 kW)
Propellers: 2-bladed Hamilton Standard fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

Maximum speed: 184 mph (296 km/h, 160 kn) at sea level
Landing speed: 61 mph (53 kn; 98 km/h)
Range: 500 mi (800 km, 430 nmi)
Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,800 m)

Armament

Guns: 4x 0.30 in (7.62 mm) fixed forward firing machine-guns + 1x flexibly mounted 0.30 in (7.62 mm) machine-gun in the rear cockpit
Bombs: 488 lb (221 kg) of bombs on external racks

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Fokker aircraft

Company designations
pre-1918

M.1 M.2 M.3 M.4 M.5 M.6 M.7 M.8 M.9 M.10 M.14 M.15 M.16 M.17 M.18 M.19 M.21 M.22
V.1 V.2 V.3 V.4 V.5 V.6 V.7 V.8 V.9 V.10 V.11 V.12 V.13 V.14 V.16 V.17 V.18 V.20 V.21 V.22 V.23 V.24 V.25 V.26 V.27 V.28 V.29 V.30 V.31 V.33 V.34 V.35 V.36 V.37 V.38 V.39 V.40 V.41 V.42 V.43 V.44 V.45 W.1 W.2 W.3 W.4

Austro-Hungarian
military designations

German military
designations

A.I A.II A.III
C.I
D.I D.II D.III D.IV D.V D.VI D.VII D.VIII
Dr.I
E.I E.II E.III E.IV E.V
F.I
K.I

Company designations
post-1918

continuing
German military
style designations:

B.I B.II B.III B.IV B.V B.VI
C.II C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIII C.IX C.X C.XI C.XIV C.XV
D.IX D.X D.XI D.XII D.XIII D.XIV D.XV D.XVI D.XVII D.XVIII D.XIX D.XX D.XXI D.22 D.23 D.24
DC.I DC.II
F.I F.II F.III F.IV F.V F.VI F.VII F.VIII F.IX F.X F.XI F.XII F.XIII F.XIV F.XV F.XVI F.XVII F.XVIII F.XIX F.XX F.XXI F.XXIII F.25 F26 F27 F28 F.29 F.37
FG.I FG.II FG.III FG.IV
G.I G.II G.III
S.I S.II S.III S.IV S.V S.VI S.VII S.VIII S.IX S.X S.11 S.12 S.13 S.14 S.15 S.16
T.II T.III T.IV T.V T.VI T.VII T.VIII T.IX T.10

based on
seating:

F.XXII
F.XXIV
F.XXXVI
F.40
50
F.56
60
70
100
130

Atlantic Aircraft
(Fokker America/Atlantic-Fokker)

United States
military designations

Observation:	AO-1 CO-4 XO-27
Transports:	T-2 C-2 C-5 C-7 C-14 C-15 C-16 C-20 C-31 RA
Bombers:	XHB-2 XLB-2 XB-8 FT-1 FT-2
Attack:	XA-7
Fighters:	PW-5 PW-6 PW-7
Ambulance:	A-2
Trainer:	TW-4

United States attack aircraft designations, Army/Air Force and Tri-Service systems

Army/Air Force sequence
(1925-1962)

Tri-service sequence
(1962-present)

Main sequence	A-1 A-2 A-3 A-4 A-5 A-6 EA-6B A-7 F A-8² A-9 A-10 A-11¹ A-12 A-13¹ A-14
Non-sequential	OA-1K A-16 F/A-16 F/A-18 E/F G F/A-22 A-26 A-29 A-37³ A-37 EA-37

Related designations

¹ Not assigned • ² Unofficial designation • ³ Assigned to multiple types
Not to be confused with the Aerial target or Amphibious aircraft sequences.

Design and development

Specifications (Fokker XA-7)

See also

References

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