The Fairchild F-27 and Fairchild Hiller FH-227 are versions of the Fokker F27 Friendship twin-engined, turboprop, passenger aircraft formerly manufactured under license by Fairchild Hiller …

Feb 9, 2024 · Fairchild built 128 units of the F-27 and a stretched version called the Fairchild Hiller FH-227 under license from Fokker. The FH-227 had a higher capacity and cargo space …

On November 24, 1955, the Fairchild F-27 took to the skies for the first time, marking the American debut of the Fokker F27 Friendship design. Built under license and later expanded …

Fairchild independently developed the stretched FH-227, which appeared almost two years earlier than the Mk 500. The FH-227 featured a 1.83m (6ft 0in) stretch over standard length F-27/F …

Dec 21, 2024 · The Fairchild aircraft differed slightly from the original, not least in its designation, F-27 (ie, with a dash) and, despite the first Fairchild-built aircraft sustaining significant damage …

De Fairchild F.27 A Dutch Idea Takes Flight in America In the early 1950s, the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker set out to design a modern replacement for the aging DC-3. The result …

Aircraft – Fokker 27 / Fairchild F-27 The dependable, durable F27 is the only aircraft type to serve both as mainline equipment for Northwest’s progenitor carriers, and also as a flagship for …

The Fairchild F-27 is the American-built version of the Fokker F27 Friendship, a popular and highly successful twin-turboprop regional airliner developed in the 1950s. Produced under …

Fairchild freely created the extended FH-227, which showed up just about two years sooner than the Mk 500. The FH-227 offered a 1.83m (6ft 0in) stretch over standard length F-27/F-27s, …

The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner developed and manufactured by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. It is the most numerous post-war aircraft manufactured in the …