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Directory: world airliners The single 728 that has been assembled is stored in Oberpfaffenhofen and faces an uncertain future Expediter, can carry more than 2,170kg of cargo. The company also developed a Metro 23 with an EFIS for the US Air Force. Dubbed the 23E, 39 were produced. Production Fairchild's San Antonio plant in Texas produced the Metro for 35 years until production ceased in 2000 after 1,053 Metros had been built (including military versions and Merlin corporate models). Delivered: 607 In service: 523 Fokker Aviation, PO Box 7600,1117ZJ Schiphol Cost, The Netherlands Tel: +31 (20) 605 2730 Fax: +31 (20) 605 2929 Production of Fokker aircraft ceased during 1997 following bankruptcy in 1996. Spares and support services were transferred to Fokker Aviation, a new company owned by Stork of the Netherlands. Fokker/Fairchild F27/F-27/FH-227 The 40- to 50-seat F27 twin turboprop first flew in November 1955 and was produced until 1985. Development versions included passenger/cargo and freighter variants and a stretched Mk500. Fairchild made the F-27 version under licence in the USA and developed a 48- to 52-seat FH-227 stretched derivative. Delivered: 787 (580 F27s, 29 F-27s and 78 FH-227S) In service: 363 Fokker 50/60 Developed from the the F27 Mk500, the 46- to 58- seat Fokker 50 first flew in December 1985. Deliveries began in August 1987. The model incorpo rated a new EFIS flightdeck, twin-wheel nose gear and composite, six-bladed Dowty propellers. The Fokker 50 High Performance was powered by two PW127Bs, giving a 10% power increase. Dublin-based Jetlreland is studying a freighter conversion of the Fokker 50, which would have an 8,500kg cargo capacity. The company highlights the fact that most surplus Fokker 50s have 70% or more of their economic design life remaining. The Fokker 60 was a utility version with a 1.62m fuselage stretch launched in February 1994 for the Royal Netherlands Air Force. All production ended in 1997. Delivered: 212 In service: 211 F28 First flown in 1967, the 65- to 85-seat F28 entered service in 1969. The four basic versions (Mk 1000, 2000,3000 and 4000) were powered by R-R Spey Mk555s. An upgrade for Argentina's presidential flight features enhanced cockpit systems, radio and navigation equipment. Production of the aircraft ceased in 1987. Delivered: 241 In service: 173 ' Fokker 70/100 The R-R Tay-powered Fokker 100 flew in November 1986 and entered service with Swissair in 1988. Developed from the F28 airframe, the 107-seat air craft was progressively developed and equipped with more-powerful versions of the Tay, first the 620, then the 650. The 79-seat Fokker 70 is 4.6m shorter, and entered service in 1995 with Indonesia's Sempati Air. Fokker Services offers a terrain avoidance avion ics upgrade, including Honeywell's Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System. Service bul letins for the Fokker 70/100, Fokker 50/60, F27 and F28 have been issued. A succession of early retirements is about to hit the Fokker 100 in-service fleet, as operators ratio nalise in the face of financial difficulties. US Airways grounded its fleet of 40 earlier in the year, American Airlines is to retire its 74 examples by the third quar ter of 2005 and TAM is to retire half of its fleet of 50 Fokker 100s. Market values have tumbled by up to 50% depending on age and specification. Brazilian carriers OceanAir and Promodal are eyeing up to 10 of the ex-TAM aircraft, with Promodal looking to lease six of the GECAS-owned Fokker 100s as mail and and electronic component freighters, using containers loaded through the pas senger doors. Delivered: 324 (47 Fokker 70/277 Fokker 100) In service: 321 (47 Fokker 70/274 Fokker 100) Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing, No 15 Youxie St, Pingfan District, Harbin, 150066, China Tel: +86 (451) 650 2061 Fax: +86 (451) 650 2061 Telex: 87082 HAFCN Y-12 The Y-12 I was flown in 1982. The more powerful P&WC PT6A-27-powered Y-12 II flew in 1984 and received Chinese certification the following year. The Y-121 (utility version), the Y-12 II (with Western avionics options) and the updated Y-12 IV with winglets, strengthened undercarriage and Length (m) Wingspan (m) Height (m) Wing area (m!) Cabin width (m) Maximum take-off weight (kg) Maximum landing weight (kg) Operating empty weight (kg) Maximum zero fuel weight (kg) Maximum payload (kg) 50HP 25.25 29 8.32 70 2.5 19,950 19,500 12,520 18,600 6,080 Powerplant . 2 x 2,050kW P&WC PW127B Standard fuel capacity (litres) Normal operating speed (Mach) Max cruise speed (kt) Max operating altitude (ft) Take-off field length (m) Landing field length (m) Accommodation (typical) Design range with pax Note: 'high weight option 5,136 0.51 282 25,000 1,050 1,116 50 3,030km/50 F28 Mk4000 29.61 25.07 8.47 79 3.1 33,110 31,525 17.645 28,122 10,477 2 x 9,880lb R-R RB183 Spey Mk555 9,740 0.75 455 35,000 1,678 1,036 85 2,085km/85 70* 30.91 28.08 8.51 93.5 3.1 39,915 36,740 22,804 33,565 10,890 2 x 13,8401b R-R Tay 620 13,365 0.77 462 35,000 1,296 1.210 79 3,469km/79 100* 35.53 28.08 8.51 93.5 3.1 45,810 39,915 24,7.47 36,740 12,013 2x 15.1001b R-R Tay 650 13,365 0.77 462 35,000 1,825 1,350 107 3.108km/107 www.flightinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 12-18 NOVEMBER 2002 57
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