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 24^th 1955, the F27 performed its maiden flight; on November 19^th 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 Air Force
  • Argentine Navy
• Australia
  • Royal Australian Navy
• Benin
  • Benin People's Air Force
• 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