▁powerful ▁engine ▁and ▁a ▁cant ile ver ▁high - wing . ▁In ▁total , ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 ▁Super ▁Univers als ▁are ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁built . ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁rug ged ▁dur ability , ▁long - range ▁flight ▁ability ▁and ▁large ▁cargo ▁capacity , ▁the ▁F ok ker ▁Super ▁Universal ▁was ▁extens ively ▁used ▁in ▁bush ▁flying ▁and ▁was ▁well ▁regarded ▁for ▁its ▁vers at ility . ▁The ▁first ▁flight ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁the ▁type ▁entered ▁production ▁at ▁a ▁new ▁factory ▁in ▁Gl end ale , ▁California . ▁The ▁Super ▁Universal ▁remained ▁in ▁production ▁until ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁Super ▁Universal ▁caught ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁civil ▁air lines ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁on wards . ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁interest ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁military , ▁although ▁no ▁order ▁was ▁placed . ▁F ok ker ▁received ▁export ▁orders ▁from ▁Colombia , ▁Argentina , ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁Japan ▁and ▁a ▁license ▁production ▁agre ements ▁were ▁made ▁with ▁the ▁Canadian ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁V ick ers ▁and ▁with ▁Nak aj ima ▁A ircraft ▁Company ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Oper ational ▁history ▁The ▁first ▁Super ▁Universal ▁was ▁brought ▁to ▁Japan ▁in ▁components ▁and ▁was ▁assemble d ▁by ▁Nak aj ima ▁for ▁Japan ▁Air ▁Transport , ▁the ▁national ▁air line ▁of ▁the ▁Empire ▁of ▁Japan ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁Under ▁license ▁production , ▁Nak