Koolhoven
Sign in to saveAlso known as N.V. Koolhoven, Koolhoven Vliegtuigen, Koolhoven Vliegtuigenfabriek
thumb|Koolhoven factory, Waalhaven airport, [[Rotterdam]]
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- aerospace manufacturer
- Field of work
- product design
- Country
- Netherlands
- Founded by
- Frederick Koolhoven
- Headquarters
- Rotterdam
- Industry
- weapons industry
- Employees
- 1200
- Legal form
- naamloze vennootschap
- Image
- Koolhoven-fabriek op Waalhaven, circa 1939 (1).jpg
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- inception
- 1938-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1956-00-00
- Commons category
- Koolhoven Vliegtuigenfabriek
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- History
- Aircraft
- References
- External links
thumb|Koolhoven factory, Waalhaven airport, [[Rotterdam]]
N.V. Koolhoven was an aircraft manufacturer based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. From its conception in 1926 to its destruction in the Blitzkrieg in May 1940, the company remained the second major Dutch aircraft manufacturer (after Fokker). Although many of its aircraft were as unsuccessful economically as they were brilliant from a design standpoint, the company managed to score several 'hits', amongst them the FK-58 single-seat monoplane fighter, the FK-50 twin-engine passenger transport, and the FK-41, built in England under licence by Desoutter.
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