Fokker F27 Friendship
1955 airliner family by Fokker
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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 | |
|---|---|
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| 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]
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| Variants | Fairchild F-27/FH-227 |
| Developed into | Fokker 50 |
References
change- ↑ "Airliner price index". Flight International. 10 August 1972. p. 183.
