Fairchild FH-227
1958
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Fairchild FH-227

In April 1956 Fokker in the Netherlands concluded an agreement with Fairchild for manufacture of the F27 Friendship then under development in Holland. Thus Fairchild became responsible for production and marketing in North America of the F27 series of aircraft that corresponded to some of those built by the Dutch company. However, when Fokker developed a 'stretched' version known as the F27 Mk 500, Fairchild decided to design its own version with a lengthened fuselage and this was identified as the Fairchild Hiller FH-227.

The FH-227 differed from the standard F27 by having a fuselage 'stretch' of 1.83m to provide accommodation for a maximum of 52 passengers, with increased baggage and cargo space, and by the installation of 1678kW Rolls-Royce Dart RDa.7 Mk 532-7 turboprop engines. The first of two FH-227 prototypes made its initial flight on 27 January 1966. Production of FH-227s and their variants had reached 79 when production ended. About 30 FH-227s of different marks remained in airline service in 1991.

Fairchild FH-227


Specification 
 CREW2-3
 PASSENGERS44-56
 ENGINE2 x turbo-prop Rolls-Royce RDa-7 Mk.532, 1655kW
 WEIGHTS
    Take-off weight20640 kg45504 lb
    Empty weight12478 kg27509 lb
 DIMENSIONS
    Wingspan29.0 m95 ft 2 in
    Length25.5 m83 ft 8 in
    Height8.4 m27 ft 7 in
    Wing area70.0 m2753.47 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
    Max. speed483 km/h300 mph
    Range w/max.fuel2500 km1553 miles
    Range w/max.payload800 km497 miles


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