Fokker F27 Friendship

F27 Friendship
	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)
Variants	Fairchild F-27/FH-227
Developed into	Fokker 50

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.

Fokker F27 Friendship Media

Early concept art of the F27
The first F27 prototype, registration PH-NSA
Second F27 prototype under construction in 1956.
The Imperial Iranian Air Force acquired 19 Fokker F27-400M transport aircraft in 1972.
The remains of a Imperial Iranian Air Force Fokker F27-400M transport aircraft at the site of Operation Eagle Claw disaster. (Note: No such aircraft was used in Operation Eagle Claw.)
Aer Lingus was the first airline to operate the F27 Friendship
Braathens SAFE F27-100 Friendship in August 1974
A Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano F-27 with its cargo door open. Passengers enter the aircraft via the rear-fuselage door while freight is stored in the front
F27 200-MAR maritime reconnaissance aircraft of the Royal Netherlands Air Force
Map of F27 operators. Light blue indicates civilian use only. Dark blue indicates both civilian and military use. Red indicates military use only.

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