| F27 Friendship
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| An F27-200 in Iceland (1989)
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| Role
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Airliner
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| National origin
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Netherlands
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| Manufacturer
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Fokker
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| First flight
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24 November 1955
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| Introduction
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19 November 1958
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| Status
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Out of production, in active service
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| Produced
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1955–1987
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| Number built
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586
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| Unit cost
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| Variants
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Fairchild F-27/FH-227
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| Developed into
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Fokker 50
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Fokker F27 Friendship is a twin-turboprop airliner built in Netherlands. It was designed to replace Douglas DC-3's airliners. It can carry between 48 and 56 passengers. Fairchild FH-227 is an American licence-built variant, and Fokker 50 is a modernized variant. Some of them were acquired by militaries as cargo aircraft.
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