Fairchild acquired a license to build the Fokker F.27 on 26 April 1956 and put the aircraft into production at the same time as the parent company, actually achieving first deliveries and airline service before Fokker‘s own Friendships. Variants up to F-27M were built or projected, all with the same basic dimensions and varying Rolls-Royce Dart models. Fairchild also was the first to develop a stretched variant, as the FH-227, nearly two years before Fokker flew the first F.27-500, with slightly less “stretch’.
| Developing Nation: | Netherlands |
| First Flight(s): | F-27: April 10th 1958 N1027
F-27A: January 13th 1959 F-27B: October 28th 1958 F-27F: March 31st 1961 F-27J: October 30th 1965 F-27M: October 6th 1969 FH-227: January 27th 1966 N2227L FH-227B: March 21st 1967 FH-227D: December 2nd 1971 |
| Crew: | 2 |
| Passengers: | F-27: 40
F-27F: 16 FH-227: 52 |
| Task: | Short-range turbo transporter |
| Wing Span: | 29,00 m |
| Length: | F-27: 23,53 m
F-27F: 23,53 m FH-227: 25,32 m |
| Height: | F-27: 8,40 m
F-27F: 8,40 m FH-227: 8,41 m |
| Load: | 5.080 kg |
| Max. take-off weight: | F-27F: 19050 kg.
FH-227: 20639 kg. |
| Max. landing weight: | F-27F: 18150 kg.
FH-227: 20412 kg. |
| Engine (s): | F-27: Two Rolls-Royce Dart 6 Mk.514-7
F-27F: Two Rolls-Royce Dart 7 Mk.529-7E FH-227: Two Rolls-Royce Dart 7 Mk.532-7 |
| Cruise Speed: | F-27: 415 Kph
F-27F: 430 Kph FH-227: 420 Kph |
| Operating altitude: | |
| Max. Range: | F-27: 1552 km
F-27F: 1465 km FH-227: 990 km |
Total built: 206 (Summary February 2002) |
| F-27 46
F-27A 45 F-27B 3 F-27F 18 F-27J 14 F-27M 2 FH-227 35 FH-227B 40 FH-227D 3 |
Civil Fairchild F-27/FH-227 operators: |
| Aerocaribe Mexico
Aero Continente Aerogal Aerolineas Sosa Aerosur Patagonia AfriJet Anstan LA Austro Aero Bamiyan Airways CATA LA Legion Express Pampa LA Petro Ecuador Qubec Air Rockwell Rollinson Air Sahara Airlines TABA |
Military operators: |
| Angolan Air Force
Mexican Navy Myanmar Air Force |
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