- Fairchild Hiller FH-227
infobox Aircraft
name = F-27 / FH-227
type =Airliner
manufacturer =Fairchild Hiller
caption =A Fairchild-Hiller FH-227B "The City of Glens Falls" of the defunctMohawk Airlines , circa 1970
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first flight =November 24 ,1955
introduced = 1958
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retired =
status = Most retired
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number built = 78
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developed from =Fokker F27
variants with their own articles =The Fairchild F-27 and Fairchild Hiller FH-227were versions of the Fokker F27 Friendship twin-engined
turboprop passenger aircraft manufactured under license by Fairchild Hiller in theUnited States . The Fairchild F-27 (note the dash) was similar to the standardFokker F27, while the FH-227 was an independently-developed stretched version.Design and development
Probably the closest to being a true replacement for the fabled
Douglas DC-3 , the Fokker F27 Friendship, including the Fairchild built F-27 and FH-227, was built in greater numbers than any other western turboprop airliner.The Fokker F27 began life as a 1950 design study known as the P275, a 32 seater powered by two
Rolls-Royce Dart turboprops. With the aid of Dutch government funding, the P275 evolved into the F27, which first flew onNovember 24 ,1955 . The first prototype was powered by Dart 507s and would have seated 28. To correct a slight tailheaviness and to allow for more seats, the second prototype (which first flew in January 1957) had a three-foot longerfuselage length, which would allow seating for 32.By this stage Fokker had signed an agreement that would see Fairchild build Friendships in the USA as the F-27 (note the dash). The first aircraft to enter service was in fact a Fairchild-built F-27, in September 1958.
Fairchild F-27s differed from the initial Fokker F27 Mk 100s in having basic seating for 40, a lengthened nose capable of housing a
weather radar , and additional fuel capacity.Developments included the Mk 200/F-27A with more powerful engines, Mk 300/F-27B and primarily military Mk 400
Combi versions, the Mk 500 with a 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) fuselage stretch taking seating to 52, and Mk 600 quick change freight/passenger aircraft.Fairchild independently developed the stretched FH-227, which appeared almost two years earlier than the Mk 500. The FH-227 featured a 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) stretch over standard length F-27/F-27s, taking standard seating to 52, with a larger cargo area between the
cockpit and the passenger cabin.Production
581 F27s, 128 F-27s and 78 FH-227s were built. Fokker production comprised 85 Mk 100s, 138 Mk 200s, 13 Mk 300s, 218 Mk 400 & 600s, 112 Mk 500s and six F-27MPA Maritimes. 290 Fokker-built and 25 Fairchild aircraft in service in late 1998. Additionally, approximately 25 were used as corporate transports.
In May
2008 , only one Fairchild FH-227 aircraft remained in airline service withIran Aseman Airlines (1 FH-227).Notable Incidents
[http://aviation-safety.net/database/type/type.php?type=232 Full list of accidents (F-27)] [http://aviation-safety.net/database/type/type.php?type=233 Full list of accidents ((FH-227)]
On Friday 13 October, 1972,
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 , a twin turboprop FH-227D carrying 45 people crashed in the Andes mountains. The event became known as the 'Andes flight disaster', and was the subject matter upon which the film " was based.pecifications (FH-227E)
aircraft specifications
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crew= Two (pilot & co-pilot)
capacity=52 seats at 79 cm (31 in) pitch, or a maximum of 56
length main= 83 ft 8 in
length alt= 25.50 m
span main= 95 ft 2 in
span alt= 29.00 m
height main= 27 ft 7 in
height alt= 8.41 m
area main= 753 ft²
area alt= 70.0 m²
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empty weight main= 22,923 lb
empty weight alt= 10,398 kg
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max takeoff weight main= 45,500 lb
max takeoff weight alt= 20,600 kg
more general=engine (prop)=Rolls-Royce Dart Mk 5327Ls
type of prop=turboprops
number of props=2
power main= 2,300 shp
power alt= 1,715 kW
power original=max speed main= 255 kts
max speed alt= 295 mph, 473 km/h
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range main= 570 nm with maximum payload, 1,440 nm with max fuel
range alt= 651 mi/1,604 mi, 1,055 km/2,660 km
ceiling main= 29,500 ft
ceiling alt= 9,000 m
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*Fokker F27
*Fokker 50 similar aircraft=
*ATR 42 and 72
*de Havilland Canada Dash 8
*Fairchild-Dornier 328 family
*Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
*Saab 2000 and 340sequence=
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*List of military aircraft of the United States
*List of military transport aircraft see also=
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