Friendship versions
F27 Mk.100
First production model. 85 aircraft sold.
F27 Mk.200
Version with more powerful Rolls-Royce Dart Mk.532 turboprop engines. 117 built.
F27 Mk.300 'Combiplane'
Has a combined interior for passengers and cargo. 13 aircraft built.
F27 Mk.300M 'Troopship'
Military transport aircraft, built for the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
F27-Mk.400
'Combi' passenger/cargo aircraft with a large cargo door. This version also uses the Rolls-Royce Dart 7 turboprop engine.
F27 Mk.400M = C-31A 'Troopship'
Military version for US Army. Of all Mk.400 versions 95 built.
F27 Mk.500
Stretched aircraft wit a 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) longer fuselage, accommodating 52 passengers. First flight in November 1967. Return to Dart Mk 528 engine.
F27 Mk.500M
Military version of the Mk.500.
F27 Mk.500F
A special version of the Mk.500 built for Australia. It has smaller front and rear doors. Of all Mk.500 versions: 123 built.
F27 Mk.600
Cargo version of the Mk.200. 131 built.
F27 Mk.700
F27 Mk.100 variant with a large cargo door;
F27 Maritime
Maritime reconnaissance and patrol aircraft.
F27 Maritime Enforcer
Armed version of the Maritime. Of all Maritime versions: 17 built.
Fairchild Versions
F-27
Licence version built by Fairchild. Included a longer nose than the Fokker F27, because of the installation of a weather radar.
F-27A
US counterpart of the F27.Mk200.
F-27B
Version with a large cargo door, like the Mk.300. Only three aircraft built.
F-27F
Executive version of which 17 were built.
F27M
This version was optimised for use at 'hot and high' airports.
FH-227
Stretched version with a 1.83 m (6ft 0in) longer fuselage and 52 seats. Flew for the first time on 2 February 1966.
FH-227B
Model of the FH-227 with new-style windshields, which decreased drag and increased speed.
FH-227C
Improved FH-227-version with new propeller.
FH-227D
Improved and renamed FH-227B.
FH-227E
Modified version of the F-227C with Dart Mk.232-7L.
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NLM Cityhopper, now KLM Cityhopper, flew several versions of the Friendship.
The photograph shows a stretched F27 Mk.500.
Specifications
Fokker F27Mk.100
Length: 77ft 3in (23.56m).
Wingspan: 95ft 2in (29.00m).
Height: 27ft 11in (8.50m).
Empty weight: 22,593lb (10,257kg).
Max take-off weight: 39,000lb (17,710kg).
Cruise speed: 266mph (428km/h).
Max range: 1,250nm (2,010km).
Engines:
Two 1,670shp (Rolls-Royce Dart 6 Mk.514-7
Capacity: 44 passengers.
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Specifications
Fokker F27Mk.500
Length: 82ft 3in (25.06m).
Wingspan: 95ft 2in (29.00m).
Height: 28ft 7in (8.71m).
Empty weight: 27,964lb (12,684kg).
Max take-off weight: 44,996lb (20,410kg).
Cruise speed: 292mph (470km/h).
Range with max payload: 668nm (1,075km).
Engines:
two 2,140shp Rolls-Royce Dart 7 Mk.536-7R
Capacity: 52 passengers.
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Jersey European (now British European) flew Fokker F27 Mk.500s on services from the Channel Islands. The aircraft on the picture are being handled at Guernsey Airport.
Specifications
Fairchild F-27A
Length: 82ft 8in (25.25m).
Wingspan: 95ft 2in (29.00m).
Height: 27ft 11in (8.50m).
Empty weight: 21,353lb (9,685kg).
Max take-off weight: 42,000lb (19,050kg).
Cruise speed: 300mph (483km/h).
Range with max payload: 912nm (1,468km).
Engines:
Two 1,535shp Rolls-Royce Dart 6 Mk.514-7
Capacity: 40 passengers.
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Specifications
Fairchild FH-227
Length: 83ft 8in (25.50m).
Wingspan: 95ft 2in (29.00m).
Height: 27ft 7in (8.41m).
Empty weight: 22,736lb (10,313kg).
Max takeoff weight: 43,500lb (19,730kg).
Cruise speed: 294mph (473km/h).
Range with max payload: 613nm (987km).
Range with max fuel: 2,694nm (4,309km).
Engines:
two 2,100shp Rolls-Royce Dart 7 Mk.532-7L
Capacity: 56 passengers.
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The French airline TAT (Touraine Air Transport) flew several
Fairchild-Hiller FH-227 aircraft in a remarkable livery.
A total of 692 aircraft has been built of all Friendship versions, including 206 by Fairchild (became Fairchild-Hiller after a merger in September 1964). Licence-production with Fairchild-Hiller ended in December 1968.
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