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Fokker F27 Friendship

The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop, It is the most numerous post-war aircraft manufactured in the Netherlands, the F27 was also one of the most successful European airliners of its era.

Variants

F27-100

This was the first production model.

F27-200

Powered by the Dart Mk 532 engine.

F27-300 Combiplane

A combined 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

Equipped with a 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) longer fuselage, a return to the Dart Mk 528 engine, and accommodation for up to 52 passengers.

It first flew in November 1967.

F27-500M

Military version of the 500.

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 200-MAR

Unarmed maritime reconnaissance version.

F27 Maritime Enforcer

Armed maritime reconnaissance version.

F-27

License-built version manufactured by Fairchild Hiller in the United States

FH-227

Stretched version of the F-27, independently developed and manufactured by Fairchild Hiller in the United States

Specifications

Crew

2 or 3

Capacity

48-56 passengers

Length

25.06 m (82 ft 3 in)

Wingspan

29 m (95 ft 2 in)

Height

8.71 m (28 ft 7 in)

Wing area

70 m2 (750 sq ft)

Empty weight

11,204 kg (24,701 lb)

Max take-off weight

19,773 kg (43,592 lb)

Powerplant

2 × Rolls-Royce Dart Mk.532-7 two-stage centrifugal compressor turboprop, 1,678 kW (2,250 hp) each

Performance

Cruise speed

460 km/h (290 mph, 250 kn)

Range

2,600 km (1,600 mi, 1,400 nmi)

Rate of climb

7.37 m/s (1,451 ft/min).

 

 

 

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