Fokker/Republic_D-24_Alliance Knowpia

D.24 Alliance
Role	VTOL strike fighter
Manufacturer	Fokker/Republic Aviation

The Fokker/Republic D.24 was a supersonic variable-sweep wing concept aircraft designed from 1962 to 1968 by the Fokker-Republic Alliance, a coalition between Fokker and Republic Aviation. The project was based out of Schiphol, Netherlands, and led by Alexander Wadkowski of Republic Aviation.

Design edit

The D.24 was designed to be capable of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) 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.^[1]^[2]

Specifications edit

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Powerplant: 1 × Bristol Siddeley BS.100^[3] vectored-thrust turbofan engine for lift/cruise

Performance

Maximum speed: Mach 1.5 at sea level, Mach 2.4 at 70,000 feet
Range: 4,828 km (3,000 mi, 2,607 nmi)
Service ceiling: 21,336 m (70,000 ft)

References edit

^ "Cold War Republic-Fokker D.24 "Alliance" VTOL Interceptor". iNEWS. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^ "Republic VFX". AreoFiles.com. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^ "Fokker/Republic D.24 Alliance". AerospaceFacts.com. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

[1] "Cold War Republic-Fokker D.24 "Alliance" VTOL Interceptor". iNEWS. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

[2] "Republic VFX". AreoFiles.com. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

[3] "Fokker/Republic D.24 Alliance". AerospaceFacts.com. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

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