Fokker F27 History

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Fokker F27 History

The Fokker F27 was developed in the 1950's as a 32 seat aircraft known as the P.275. It has the distinction of being ordered in greater numbers of any western built Turbo Prop airliner and its military derivatives with a total of 786 models built. Production ceased in 1986.

The first prototype made its first flight on 24 November 1955 and the larger prototype that was more representative of the production model made its first flight in January 1957. At this stage, Fokker had already signed an agreement with the American aerospace manufacturer, Fairchild, to build the F27's under licence and later, the stretched version FH-227.

Developments of the F27 were the MK200/F27a which had more powerful engines, the MK300/F27b, the MK400 Combiplane including the MK400M Troopship Tactical Transport. The stretched (1.5metres) MK500 took the passenger capacity to 54 and was also the basis of the MK600 quick change freight/pax aircraft.

Fokker Built F27's

F27-100
Built: 1957-1967
First Flight: 23 March 1958
Produced: 85
Engines: Rolls Royce Dart 6 Mk 514-7
Length: 23.56m
Wingspan: 29.00m
Height: 8.50m
Configurations: passenger, combi, freighter
Variants: none
Conversions: freighter

F27-200
Built: 1959-1985
First Flight: 20 September 1959
Produced: 117
Engines: Rolls Royce Dart 6 Mk 528-7
Length: 23.56m
Wingspan: 29.00m
Height: 8.50m
Configurations: passenger
Variants: none
Conversions: freighter

F27-300
Built: 1960-1961
First Flight (Mk 300): 2 May 1960, Produced: 4
First Flight (Mk 300M): 17 August 1960, Produced: 9 (with Para Drop door)
Produced: 4
Engines: Rolls Royce Dart 6 Mk 514-7
Length: 23.56m
Wingspan: 29.00m
Height: 8.50m
Configurations: passenger, freighter
Variants: executive
Conversions: freighter

Note: all government operated F27-400 Built: 1961-1984
First Flight (Mk 400): 6 October 1961, Produced: 16
First Flight (Mk 400M): 24 April 1965, Produced 81 (with Para Drop door)
Length: 23.56m
Wingspan: 29.00m
Height: 8.50m
Configurations: passenger, combi
Variants: none
Conversions: freighter

F27-500
Built: 1967-1984
First Flight: 15 November 1967
Produced: 123
Engines: Rolls Royce Dart Mk 536-7R
Length: 25.06m
Wingspan: 29.00m
Height: 8.84m
Configurations: passenger
Variants: none
Conversions: freighter

F27-600
Built: 1967-1983
First Flight: 22 June 1967
Produced: 131
Engines: Rolls Royce Dart Mk 536-7R
Length: 23.56m
Wingspan: 29.00m
Height: 8.50m
Configurations: passenger, convertible
Variants: none
Conversions: freighter

F27-700 (Converted Mk 100)
Built: 1969-1970
First Flight: 29 December 1969
Produced: 2
Engines: Rolls Royce Dart 6 Mk 514-7
Length: 23.56m
Wingspan: 29.00m
Height: 8.50m

F27 Maritime
Built: 1978-?
First Flight: 23 November 1978
Produced: 15
Engines: Rolls Royce Dart 7 Mk 536-7R
Length: 23.56m
Wingspan: 29.00m
Height: 8.50m

Fairchild Built F27's

In 1956, Fokker signed a licensing deal with the US aircraft manufacturer Fairchild for the latter to construct the F27 in the USA. The first U.S.-built aircraft flew on April 12, 1958. Fairchild also independently developed a stretched version, called the FH-227. Most sales by Fairchild were made in the North American market.

At the end of the Fokker F27’s production in 1987, 793 units had been built (including 207 in the USA by Fairchild), which makes it the most successful western European civil turboprop airliner.

Many aircraft have been modified from passenger service to cargo or express-package freighter roles and remain in service in 2009.

F-27
First Flight: 10 April 1959
Produced: 46
Engines: Rolls Royce Dart 6 Mk 514-7 or Mk 511-7E
Length: 23.50m
Wingspan: 29.00m
Height: 8.40m

F-27A
First Flight: 13 January 1959
Produced: 45
Engines: Rolls Royce Dart 7 Mk 528-7E
Length: 23.50m
Wingspan: 29.00m
Height: 8.40m

F-27B
First Flight: 28 October 1958
Produced: 3
Engines: Rolls Royce Dart 6 Mk 514-7
Length: 23.50m
Wingspan: 29.00m
Height: 8.40m

F-27F
First Flight: 31 March 1961
Produced: 18
Engines: Rolls Royce Dart 7 Mk 529-7E
Length: 23.50m
Wingspan: 29.00m
Height: 8.40m

F-27J
First Flight: 30 October 1965
Produced: 14
Engines: Rolls Royce Dart 7 Mk 532-7
Length: 23.50m
Wingspan: 29.00m
Height: 8.40m

F-27M
First Flight: 6 October 1969
Produced: 2
Engines: Rolls Royce Dart 7 Mk 532-7N
Length: 23.50m
Wingspan: 29.00m
Height: 8.40m

FH-227
First Flight: 3 May 1966
Produced: 35
Engines: Rolls Royce Dart 7 Mk 532-7
Length: 25.50m
Wingspan: 29.00m
Height: 8.41m

FH-227B
First Flight: 21 March 1967
Produced: 40
Engines: Rolls Royce Dart 7 Mk 532-7
Length: 25.50m
Wingspan: 29.00m
Height: 8.41m

FH-227C
Built as FH-227 with larger propellor

FH-227D
First Flight: 2 December 1971
Produced: 3
Engines: Rolls Royce Dart 7 Mk 532-7L
Length: 25.50m
Wingspan: 29.00m
Height: 8.41m

FH-227E
Built as FH-227C with -7L engine

F27 MK-500

F27 MK-200