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 | |
|---|---|
| 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
- Een tekening van de Fokker F27 Friendship (2161 026949).jpg
Early concept art of the F27
- Het prototype van de Fokker F27 Friendship (2161 026960).jpg
The first F27 prototype, registration PH-NSA
- Het tweede prototype van de Fokker F27 Friendship in de Fokker fabriek (2161 026961).jpg
Second F27 prototype under construction in 1956.
- De eerste Fokker F27 Mark 400M Troopship van de Iraanse luchtmacht (Imperial Iranian Air Force) (2161 027007).jpg
The Imperial Iranian Air Force acquired 19 Fokker F27-400M transport aircraft in 1972.
- Operation Eagle Claw remaining in Iran 01.jpg
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 Fokker Friendship Manchester 1965.jpg
Aer Lingus was the first airline to operate the F27 Friendship
- Braathens SAFE F27 LN-SUE.jpg
Braathens SAFE F27-100 Friendship in August 1974
- 322aa - LAB Fokker F27, CP-2013@CBB,25.09.2004 - Flickr - Aero Icarus.jpg
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
- Maritiem patrouille-verkenningsvliegtuig Fokker F.27M "Maritime (2158 027250).jpg
F27 200-MAR maritime reconnaissance aircraft of the Royal Netherlands Air Force
- Fokker F27 operators.PNG
Map of F27 operators. Light blue indicates civilian use only. Dark blue indicates both civilian and military use. Red indicates military use only.
References
- ↑ "Airliner price index". Flight International: 183. 10 August 1972. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%202020.html.
