A PIA F27 at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore in January, 2006

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History

Design of the Fokker F27 started in the 1950s as a replacement to the sucsessful 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 1950s were a decade that spanned the years 1950 through 1959, although some sources say from 1951 through 1960. ... Douglas DC-3 VH-AES at Avalon in 2003. ... An Airbus A340 airliner operated by Air Jamaica An airliner is a large fixed-wing aircraft whose primary function is the transportation of paying passengers. ... A Laughing Gull on the beach in Atlantic City. ... The Rolls Royce Dart was a long-lived turboprop engine. ...

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. Prototypes or prototypical instances combine the most representative attributes of a category. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 Fairchild Argus III (G-BCBH) Fairchild were an aerospace manufacturing company based at various times in Farmingdale, New York, Hagerstown, Maryland, and San Antonio, Texas. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As at the end of the Fokker F27s production, 786 units had been built (including 206 in the USA by Fairchild), which makes it the most successful turboprop airliner of all time. 1944 Fairchild Argus III (G-BCBH) Fairchild were an aerospace manufacturing company based at various times in Farmingdale, New York, Hagerstown, Maryland, and San Antonio, Texas. ... Over the history of flight there have been a number of particularly successful aircraft types. ...

In the early 1980s, Fokker developed a successor to the Friendship, the Fokker F50, with upgraded engines and systems. MacGyver - 1980s hero The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... Fokker F50 VLM Airlines Fokker F50 The Fokker F50 was a small turboprop-powered airliner designed as a refinement of and successor to the highly successful Fokker Friendship. ...

Variants

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F27-300M Troopship

Other versions of the Fokker F27 include: Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1207x475, 154 KB) Fokker F-27 300M, eigenes Bild File links The following pages link to this file: Fokker F27 ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1207x475, 154 KB) Fokker F-27 300M, eigenes Bild File links The following pages link to this file: Fokker F27 ...

• 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;
• 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 - Cargo version of -200;
• F27-700 - A F27-100 with a large cargo door;
• F27 Maritime - Unarmed maritime reconnaissance version;
• F27 Maritime Enforcer - Armed maritime reconnaissance version; and
• FH227 - Fairchild-Hiller stretched version.

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Specifications

F27 Rolls Royce Dart

F27 APU Inlet

• Length: 77 ft 2 in (23.5 m)
• Span: 95 ft 2 in (29.0 m)
• Wing area: 753 ft² (70.0 m²)
• Max takeoff weight: 42,000 lb (19,050 kg)
• Max Cruising speed: 300 mph (483 km/h)
• Range: 912 miles (1,468 km)
• Service ceiling: 32,600 ft (9900 m)
• Engines: 2x Rolls-Royce Dart Mk528 turboprops

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Operators

Fokker F27 operators - past and present

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Many aircraft have passed from passenger service into cargo or express-package freighter roles.

Pakistan International Airlines has been operating Fokker F27 aircraft in the difficult terrain of Northern Areas of Pakistan. It currently has seven Fokker F27 aircraft in its fleet which are planned to be retired by the end of 2006. Pakistan International Airlines (also known as PIA), is the national flag carrier of Pakistan operating passenger and cargo services around the world. ... Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Airliners

• Aerocaribe - Mexico
• Air Algérie - Algeria
• Aer Lingus - Ireland
• Air Congo
• Air Executive Norway
• Air France
• Air Inter - France
• Air Ivoire
• Air New South Wales
• Air New Zealand
• Air Panama
• Air Sinai
• Air Tanzania
• Air UK
• Air Zaire
• Air West Express
• Aeronica
• All Nippon Airways - Japan
• Air ALM - The Netherlands Antilles
• Ansett Airlines - Australia
• Associated Airlines of Australia
• ATI - Aero Transport Italiani
• Balair - Swiitzerland
• Bali International Air Service
• Bangladesh Biman - Bangladesh
• Braathens SAFE - Norway
• British Midland - UK
• Busy Bee - Norway
• BMA
• CATA Línea Aérea - Argentina
• Channel Express - UK
• Cubana de Aviación - Cuba
• Delta Air Lines - USA
• DETA - Mozambique Airlines
• East African Airways
• East-West Airlines (Australia)
• Elbee Airlines - India
• Euroceltic Airways
• Expresso Aéreo
• Farnair Hungary
• FedEx
• FTG Air Service - Germany
• Garuda Indonesia
• Iberia Airlines - Spain
• Icelandair
• Indian Airlines
• Iran Asseman
• Libyan Arab Airlines
• Korean Airlines
• Kenya Airways
• Lloyd Aero Bolivano
• LADE - Haiti
• Laoag
• Libyan Arab Airlines
• Lloyd Aereo Boliviano - Bolivia
• Luxair - Luxembourg
• Maersk Air - Denmark
• Malaysia-Singapore Airlines
• Missisippe Valley Airlines - USA
• Nigeria Airways
• NZNAC
• Northeast Airlines
• Mactan
• Merpati Nusantara Airlines - Indonesia
• Mountain Air Cargo (FedEx Feeder)
• Myanma Airways
• NEPC Airlines - India
• NLM Cityhopper
• Norcanair
• Norwegian Air Shuttle
• Pakistan International Airlines
• Pelita Air Service
• Piedmont Airlines - USA
• Philippine Airlines
• Pilgrim Airlines - USA
• Scibe Airlift Cargo Zaire
• Sempati Air Transport - Indonesia
• Sky Team - Germany
• Somali Airlines
• Starair - Finland
• Sudan Airways
• TAA (Trans Australia Airlines)
• TAM Linhas Aéreas
• T.A. de la Guinee-Bissau
• TAVAJ - Linhas Aéras Brazil
• THY (Turkish Airlines)
• Trans Australia Airlines - (now QANTAS)
• Union of Burma Airways
• Uganda Airways
• Union of Burma Airways
• Aerolineas SOSA - Honduras
• TAAG Air Angola
• WDL Aviation - Germany

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Military Operators Past and Present

Parachuters jump from a Fokker Friendship from the Icelandic Coast Guard.

• Algerian Airforce
• Angola
• Argentine Air Force
• Australian Navy
• Biafran Air Force
• Bolivian Air Force
• Burma/Myanmar
• Finnish Air Force
• Ghana Air Force
• Guatemalan Air Force
• India (Coast Guard)
• Indonesian Air Force
• Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
• Iceland (Coast Guard)
• Italy
• Ivory Coast
• Mexico
• Royal Netherlands Air Force
• Royal New Zealand Air Force
• Nigerian Air Force
• Pakistan Air Force
• Pakistan Navy
• Peruvian Navy
• Philippine Air Force
• Philippine Navy
• Senegambia Air Force
• Spanish Air Force
• Sudan
• Thai Navy
• United States Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights (C-31A Troopship)
• Uruguay

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Government Agencies

• Department of Civil Aviation - Australia
• The Dutch Royal Flight
• Icelandic Coast Guard
• Iranian Government
• France Institute Geographique
• Securité Civil - France

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Organisations and Corporations

• F27 Friendship Association - The Netherlands
• Libyan Red Crescent
• National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)

The National Iranian Oil Company, under the direction of the Ministry of Petroleum of Iran, is an oil and natural gas producer and distributor headquartered in Tehran. ...

See also

• Fokker
• Fokker F50
• Douglas DC-3

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External links

• Stork Aerospace Homepage
• F27 Friendship Association *Photo Gallery (in Dutch and English)
• External museum photo
• Photo of model
• Fokker, a living history
• Fokker F27 Info