Fokker F28
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The Fokker F28 Fellowship is a short range jet airliner designed and built by Dutch aircraft manufacturer, Fokker.
History
Announced by Fokker in April 1962, production was a collaboration between a number of European companies namely Fokker, MBB of Germany, Fokker-VFW, also of Germany and Short Brothers of United Kingdom. There was also government money invested in the project, with the Dutch government providing 50% of Fokker's stake and the German government had 60% of the 35% German stake. In terms of responsibility for production, Fokker designed and built the nose section, centre fuselage and inner wing, MBB/Fokker-VFW constructed the forward fuselage, rear fuselage and tail assembly, Shorts designed and built the outer wings.
Final assembly of the Fokker F28 was at Schiphol Airport in Netherlands.
The first prototype, registered PH-JHG, first flew on May 9 1967, with certification was achieved on February 24 1969. The first order was from German airline LTU, but the first revenue-earning flight was by Braathens on March 28 1969 who operated five F28s. The aircraft layout, with t-tail and two Rolls-Royce Spey 550 engines mounted on the rear fuselage made it similar to its contemporaries, the BAC 1-11 and DC-9.
The Fokker F28 can seat up to 65 passengers.
By the time production ended in 1987, 241 airframes were built. The initial model, the "-1000," was complimented with a "-2000" with the fuselage lengthened by 7ft 3in. The "dash 2000" first flew on April 28 1971, allowing seating for up to 79 passengers. Only 10 -2000s were built before uprated Spey 555 engines and leading edge slats for improved performance were introduced on the models "-5000" (the shorter moder) and "-6000" (longer). Subsequently, these were also superseded by the "-3000" (shorter model) and the "-4000" (longer), still with the Spey 555 engines but with an increased wing span. The "-4000" model was first flown on October 20 1976.
Specifications
| -1000 | -2000 | -3000 | -4000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length: | 89 ft 11 in (27.40 m) | 97 ft 2 in (29.61 m) | 89 ft 11 in (27.40 m) | 97 ft 2 in (29.61 m) |
| Wingspan: | 77 ft 4 in (23.58 m) | 82 ft 3 in (25.07 m) | ||
| Wing area: | 822.4 ft² (76.40 m²) | 850.0 ft²; (78.97 m²) | ||
| Max takeoff weight: | 65,000 lb (29,500 kg) | 73,000 lb (33,100 kg) | ||
| Max cruising speed: | 528 mph (849 km/h) | 523 mph (843 km/h) | ||
| Range: | 1,704 mi (2,743 km) | 1,180 mi (1,900 km) | ||
| Service ceiling: | 35,000 ft (10,700 m) | |||
| Engines: | 2× Rolls-Royce RB183 "Spey" Mk555 turbofan engines | |||
Operatiors
Original operators
- Aerolíneas Argentinas
- AeroPeru
- Air Anglia
- Air Gabon
- Air Ivoire
- Air Nauru
- Air Niugini
- Air Tanzania
- Ansett Airlines
- Bangladesh Biman
- Burma Airways
- Cimber Air
- East-West Airlines
- Garuda Indonesia
- Ghana Airways
- Iberia Airlines
- Inter Airlines
- Icaro Air Ecuador
- Itavia
- KLM
- LADE - Lineas Aereas Del Estado
- Linjeflyg
- Martinair
- Montenegro Airlines
- Nigeria Airways
- Piedmont Airlines
- Pelita Air Service
- Royal Swazi Air
- THY
- TAME
Military Operators
The 250th Presidential Airlift Wing of the Philippine Air Force still maintains 1 Fokker F28, mainly for official domestic trips of the president of the Republic of the Philippines, as well as for the members of the president's cabinet.
- Argentina
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Indonesia
- Ivory Coast
- Malaysia
- Netherlands (Dutch Royal Flight)
- Peru
- Tanzania
- Togo
Accidents and incidents
As with most aircraft types, the Fokker F28 has had a small number of accidents or incidents:
- NLM Cityhopper Flight 431 - October 6, 1981 (Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands): 17 fatalities, the aircraft flew into tornado.
- Air Ontario Flight 1363 - March 10, 1989 (Dryden, Ontario, Canada): 24 fatalities.
- USAir Flight 405 - March 22, 1992 (Queens, New York, United States): 27 fatalities.
- Pakistan International Flight PK-688 - July 10, 2006 (Multan, Pakistan): 45 fatalities.
See also
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