Czechoslovak three-place reconnaissance and light bomber plane. First flight of prototype in 1936.
Differences at photography: engines - 2 twelve cylinder Vee inverted, air cooled with compressor, shape of tail fin, Czechoslovak roundels - Czechoslovak air force never used Fokker G.1. Not clearly visible at photography: Praga E-51 has fixed undercarriage, glassy front of fuselage.
Dutch heavy fighter. Firs flight with Pratt & Whitney R-1535-SB44-G Twin Wasp Junior engines took place March 16. 1937. At photography is extended three place version with engines Bristol Mercury VIII - radial nine cylinder. Airplane has retractable undercarriage.
Unofficial versions: G.1A - with engines Bristol Mercury, G.1B - with engines Wasp Junior
Specifications: |
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| Praga E-51 | Fokker G.1 (Mercury) | |
| wing span: | 15,60 m | 17,16 m |
| length: | 11,69 m | 10,87 m |
| wing area: | 35,44 m2 | 38,30 m2 |
| weight | ||
| - empty aircraft | 3102 kg | 3330 kg |
| - normal take-off | 4120 kg | 5000 kg |
| engines: | 2 x Walter Sagitta I-MR | 2 x Bristol Mercury VIII |
| engine performance: | 404 kW (550 hp) | 610 kW (830 hp) |
| maximal speed: | 380 km/h | 475 km/h |
| cruise speed: | 330 km/h | 383 km/h |
| ceiling: | 7000 m | 9250 m |
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