Fokker F27
Information about Fokker F27
| F27 Friendship | |
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| A PIA F27 at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore in January, 2006 | |
| Type | Airliner |
| Manufacturer | Fokker |
| Maiden flight | 1955 |
| Number built | 793 |
| Variants | Fairchild Hiller FH-227 Fokker F50 |
The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.
History
Design of the Fokker F27 started in the 1950s as a replacement to the successful DC-3 airliner. The manufacturer evaluated a number of different configurations before finally deciding on a high wing twin Rolls-Royce Dart engined layout with a pressurised cabin for 28 passengers.The first prototype, registered PH-NIV, first flew on 24 November 1955. The second prototype and initial production machines were 3 ft (0.9 m) longer, addressing the first aircraft's slightly tail-heavy handling and also providing space for more passengers. These aircraft also used the more powerful Dart Mk 528 engine.
In 1956 Fokker signed a licensing deal with the US aircraft manufacturer Fairchild for the latter to construct the aircraft in the USA. The first U.S.-built aircraft flew on 12 April 1958. Fairchild also independently developed a stretched version, called the FH-227.
At the end of the Fokker F27s production, 793 units had been built (including 207 in the USA by Fairchild), which makes it the most successful turboprop airliner of all time.
Many aircraft have been modified from passenger service to cargo or express-package freighter roles.
In the early 1980s, Fokker developed a successor to the Friendship, the Fokker 50. Although based on the F27-500 airframe, the Fokker 50 is virtually a new aircraft with Pratt & Whitney Canada engines and modern systems. Its general performance and passenger comfort are improved over the F27.
Variants
The first production model of the Fokker F27, the F27-100, which seated 44 passengers, was initially delivered to Aer Lingus in September 1958.)
F27-300M Troopship
- F27-100 - was the first production model;
- F27-200 - uses the Dart Mk 532 engine;
- F27-300 Combiplane - Civil passenger/cargo aircraft;
- F27-300M Troopship - Military transport version for Royal Netherlands Air Force;
- F27-400 - "Combi" passenger/cargo aircraft, with two Rolls-Royce Dart 7 turboprop engines and large cargo door;
- F27-400M - Military version for US Army with designation C-31A Troopship.
- F27-500 - The most ubiquitous Fokker F27 model the -500, had a 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) longer fuselage, a return back to the Dart Mk 528 engine, and accommodation for up to 52 passengers. It first flew in November 1967;
- F27-500M - Military version;
- F27-500F - A version of the -500 for Australia with smaller front and rear doors;
- F27-600 - Quick change cargo/passenger version of -200 with large cargo door.
- F27-700 - A F27-100 with a large cargo door;
- F27 Maritime - Unarmed maritime reconnaissance version;
- F27 Maritime Enforcer - Armed maritime reconnaissance version; and
- FH-227 - Fairchild Hiller stretched version.
Operators
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Map of F.27 operators:
Light blue = Civil operators
Red = Military operators
Dark blue = Civil and military operators
Light blue = Civil operators
Red = Military operators
Dark blue = Civil and military operators
In August 2006 a total of 164 Fokker F27 aircraft (all variants) remain in airline service around the world. Major operators include: Libyan Arab Airlines (14), Merpati Nusantara Airlines (11), WDL Aviation (11) and Mountain Air Cargo (11). Some 43 airlines operate smaller numbers of the type.[1]
Military Operators
Algeria
- Angola
- Argentina
Australia
Biafra
Biafra
- Cte d'Ivoire
Finland
Ghana
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- India
Indonesia
Iran
Iceland
Italy
- Mexico
Myanmar
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
Nigeria
- Pakistan
Peru
Philippines
- Senegal
Spain
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Accidents
- TAA Fokker Friendship disaster - June 10, 1960 (Mackay, Queensland, Australia): 29 fatalities - this is still the deadliest Australian aircraft accident in history. The investigation was not able to determine a probable cause of this accident.
- During the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, a Fokker F27 belonging to Pakistan International Airlines used temporarily as a military reconnaissance plane was lost over the Arabian Sea hunting for Indian missile boats.http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1971War/Appendix3.html
- On December 8, 1987, the Alianza Lima air disaster in which a Naval Fokker F27 that was transporting the Alianza Lima football club crashed in Lima, Peru, killing the whole team.
- On February 20, 2003, a military Fokker F27 crashed in northwestern Pakistan killing Pakistan Air Force Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir, his wife and 15 others.
- Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-688 carrying 45 people crashed 2-3 minutes after take off from Multan airport on July 10, 2006. There were no survivors. Engine fire was suspected as the cause of the crash.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5164280.stm
Specifications (F27-500)
F27 Rolls Royce Dart
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General characteristics
* Crew: Two or three* Capacity: 52-56 passengers
- Length: 25.06 m (82 ft 2½ in)* Wingspan: 29.00 m (95 ft 1¾ in)
- Height: 8.72 m (28 ft 7¼ in)* Wing area: 70.07 m² (754 ft²)* Airfoil:
- Empty weight: 11,204 kg (24,650 lb)* Max takeoff weight: 19,773 kg (43,500 lb)*
Performance
- Cruise speed: 518 km/h (280 knots, 322 mph) at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)* Range: 1,826 km (986 nm, 1,135 mi)* Rate of climb: 7.37 m/s (1,450 ft/min)
References
1. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
2. ^ Green, William, The Observers Book of Aircraft, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, 1970. ISBN 0-7232-0087-4
External links
- Stork Aerospace Homepage
- F27 Friendship Association *Photo Gallery (in Dutch and English)
- External museum photo
- Fokker, a living history
- Fokker F27 Info
- FedEx Feeder F27-500 Photo
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Designation sequence
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Founded 1946 (as Orient Airways)
Hubs Jinnah International Airport
Islamabad International Airport
Allama Iqbal International Airport
Focus cities Peshawar International Airport
Manchester Airport
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Maiden flight November 24, 1955
Developed from Fokker F27
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Manufacturer Fokker
Primary users Royal Netherlands Air Force
Republic of China Navy
Republic of Singapore Air Force
Number built 213
Developed from Fokker F27
The Fokker 50
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Manufacturer Fokker
Primary users Royal Netherlands Air Force
Republic of China Navy
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Number built 213
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