Fokker F27 Friendship

The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner developed and manufactured by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. It has the distinction of being the most numerous post-war aircraft to have been manufactured in the Netherlands; the F27 was also one of the most successful European airliners of its era.

The F27 was developed during the early 1950s with the expressed intent of producing a capable successor to the earlier piston engine-powered airliners that had become commonplace on the market, such as the successful Douglas DC-3. A key innovation of the F27 was the adoption of the Rolls-Royce Dart turboprop engine, which produced substantially less vibration and noise which provided improved conditions for passengers; another major comfort feature was cabin pressurization. Innovative manufacturing techniques were also employed in the aircraft's construction.

On November 24th 1955, the F27 performed its maiden flight; on November 19th 1958, the type was introduced to revenue service. Shortly after its introduction, the F27 was recognized as being a commercial success. Under a licensing arrangement reached between Fokker and the American aircraft manufacturer Fairchild, the F27 was manufactured in the United States by the latter; Fairchild went on to independently develop a stretched version of the airliner, which was designated as the Fairchild FH-227. During the 1980s, Fokker developed a modernized successor to the F27, the Fokker 50, which eventually replaced it in production.

Users

 * Algeria
 * Algerian Air Force
 * Angola
 * Angolan Air Force
 * Angolan Navy
 * Argentina
 * Argentine Navy
 * Australia
 * Royal Australian Navy
 * Bolivia
 * Bolivian Air Force
 * Bolivian Army
 * Chad
 * Chad Air Force
 * Ecuador
 * Ecuadorian Air Force
 * Finland
 * Finnish Air Force
 * France
 * French Air Force
 * Ghana
 * Ghana Air Force
 * Guatemala
 * Guatemalan Air Force
 * Iceland
 * Icelandic Coast Guard
 * India
 * Indian Coast Guard
 * Indonesia
 * Indonesian Air Force
 * Iran
 * Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
 * Islamic Republic of Iran Army
 * Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
 * Italy
 * Italian Air Force
 * Ivory Coast
 * Ivory Coast Air Force
 * Mexico
 * Mexican Navy
 * Myanmar
 * Myanmar Air Force
 * Netherlands
 * Royal Netherlands Air Force
 * Royal Netherlands Navy
 * New Zealand
 * Royal New Zealand Air Force
 * Nicaragua
 * Nicaraguan Air Force
 * Nigeria
 * Nigerian Air Force
 * Pakistan
 * Pakistan Air Force
 * Pakistan Navy
 * Pakistan Naval Air Army
 * Maritime Security Agency
 * Peru
 * Peruvian Navy
 * Philippines
 * Philippine Air Force
 * Philippine Navy
 * Senegal
 * Senegalese Air Force
 * Spain
 * Spanish Air Force
 * Sudan
 * Sudanese Air Force
 * Thailand
 * Royal Thai Navy
 * United States
 * United States Army
 * United States Navy
 * Uruguay
 * Uruguayan Air Force
 * Yemen
 * Yemen Air Force