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Fairchild
F-27 / FH-227 (2 Pics)
TAT FH227B F-GBRQ at Guernsey Airport 1987 F-27 / FH-227B DAT OO-DTE, at Schiphol Airport (Archive Rob Vogelaar)
TAT FH227B F-GBRQ at Guernsey Airport 1987
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’.
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Developing
Nation:
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Netherlands
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First
Flight(s):
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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
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Crew:
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2
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Passengers:
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F-27: 40
F-27F: 16
FH-227: 52
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Task:
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Short-range
turbo transporter
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Wing
Span:
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29,00
m
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Length:
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F-27: 23,53
m
F-27F: 23,53 m
FH-227: 25,32 m
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Height:
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F-27: 8,40
m
F-27F: 8,40 m
FH-227: 8,41 m
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Load:
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5.080 kg
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Max.
take-off weight:
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F-27F: 19050 kg.
FH-227: 20639 kg.
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Max.
landing weight:
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F-27F: 18150 kg.
FH-227: 20412 kg.
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Engine
(s):
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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
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Cruise
Speed:
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F-27:
415 Kph
F-27F: 430 Kph
FH-227: 420 Kph
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Operating
altitude:
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Max.
Range:
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F-27: 1552
km
F-27F: 1465 km
FH-227: 990 km
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Total
built: 206
(Summary February 2002) |
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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
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Civil
Fairchild F-27/FH-227 operators: |
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Aerocaribe
Mexico
Aero
Continente
Aerogal
Aerolineas
Sosa
Aerosur
Patagonia
AfriJet
Anstan
LA
Austro
Aero
Bamiyan
Airways
CATA
LA
Legion
Express
Pampa
LA
Petro
Ecuador
Québec Air
Rockwell
Rollinson
Air
Sahara
Airlines
TABA
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Military
operators: |
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Angolan
Air Force
Mexican
Navy
Myanmar
Air Force
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Research
by:
Rob Vogelaar / M. van Leeuwen
© Zijde Aviation Photo
Publishing, Last page update:
27-03-2008
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