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Air U.K. Fokker F-27 Friendship "G-BAUR" 

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$82.95
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HM-HL1105
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Hobby Master 1:200 HL1105
Air U.K. Fokker F-27 Friendship "G-BAUR"
Scale:
1:200
Length:
5"
Width:
5.25"
Composition:
Diecast
SKU:
HM-HL1105


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Historical Note:    The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. Design of the Fokker F27 started in the 1950s as a replacement to the successful Douglas DC-3 airliner. The manufacturer evaluated a number of different configurations before finally deciding on a high-wing twin Rolls-Royce Dart engine layout with a pressurised cabin for 28 passengers.

The first production model, the F27-100, was delivered to Aer Lingus in November 1958. Other early Friendship customers included Braathens SAFE, Luxair, Ansett, Trans Australia Airlines and Turkish Airlines.

In 1956, Fokker signed a licensing deal with the US aircraft manufacturer Fairchild for the latter to construct the F27 in the USA. The first U.S.-built aircraft flew on April 12, 1958. Fairchild also independently developed a stretched version, called the FH-227. Most sales by Fairchild were made in the North American market.

At the end of the Fokker F27’s production in 1987, 586 units had been built (plus another 207 F-27s and FH-227s in the USA by Fairchild), more than any other western European civil turboprop airliner.

Info: Air U.K. Fokker F-27 Friendship "G-BAUR"


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