Fokker F27 Friendship
Fokker F27 Friendship is a twin-turboprop airliner built in Netherlands. It was designed to replace Douglas DC-3's airliners. It can carry between 48 and 56 passengers. Fairchild FH-227 is an American licence-built variant, and Fokker 50 is a modernized variant. Some of them were acquired by militaries as cargo aircraft.
F27 Friendship | |
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An F27-200 in Iceland (1989) | |
Role | Airliner |
National origin | Netherlands |
Manufacturer | Fokker |
First flight | 24 November 1955 |
Introduction | 19 November 1958 |
Status | Out of production, in active service |
Produced | 1955–1987 |
Number built | 586 |
Unit cost | -500: US$1.6M (1972)[1] |
Variants | Fairchild F-27/FH-227 |
Developed into | Fokker 50 |
Fokker F27 Friendship Media
Braathens SAFE F27-100 Friendship in August 1974
The Imperial Iranian Air Force acquired 19 Fokker F27-400M transport aircraft in 1972.
F27 200-MAR maritime reconnaissance aircraft of the Royal Netherlands Air Force
References
- ↑ "Airliner price index". Flight International: 183. 10 August 1972. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%202020.html.