Originally posted by BUG_EAF322
Havent seen em yet its on the target list.
Still the bird looks good.
What would it have been if it had been further developed?
like beter engines 2x 900Hp isn't much and its guns 8x .303 changed into .50 or cannons.
i believe it had a bombbay.
the thought on the aircraft was pretty modern it could be used as anything.
true a multirole aircraft.
As sexy as a lightning
It WAS a truly multirole aircraft. I do not know if they had a genuine bomb bay (have to look it up), but they could be converted to light bombers as wel as reconaissance aircraft (with a third crew member).
Two versions of this bird existed, The 'A' (postwar designation) with Bristol Mercury engines (like the D-21) en d the 'B" with Wasp engines. The 'B' was slightly smaller and originally meant as an export aircraft. They were hastily pressed into Dutch service as the threat of war grew. Nevertheless they did not see combat, the few that were combat capable were destroyed on the ground or captured.
Several weapons set ups were tried, including 23mm cannon, but service aircraft all standardized on the 8 0.303's.
Fokker toyed with the idea of building a fully metal G-1, it is known that a metal wing was constructed but never used. The G-1 still used the 'classic' Fokker way of building aircraft, with wooden wings.
The planned successor to the G-1, the G-2, was of much more conventional layout (think Bf-110). Planned powerplants were RR Merlins or DB601s. Only a mock up was ever constructed.
Dutch pilots however, seem to have preferred the D-21 due to its simplicity. The G-1 was indeed faster but still about 50mph slower than the Bf-109E. It could however dive very fast, to the extent that it really needed dive brakes. I do not know if these were fitted to all G-1's though.
Regards,
Ronald
