OVERVIEW: The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the defunct Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.

DETAILS: 

VARIANTS: F27-100 - was the first production model; 44 passengers || F27-200 - uses the Dart Mk 532 engine || F27-300 Combiplane - Civil passenger/cargo aircraft || F27-300M Troopship - Military transport version for Royal Netherlands Air Force || F27-400 - "Combi" passenger/cargo aircraft, with two Rolls-Royce Dart 7 turboprop engines and large cargo door || F27-400M - Military version for US Army with designation C-31A Troopship, still in use in 2011 || F27-500 - The -500, had a 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) longer fuselage, a return to the Dart Mk 528 engine, and accommodation for up to 52 passengers || F27-500M - Military version || F27-500F - A version of the -500 for Australia with smaller front and rear doors || F27-600 - Quick change cargo/passenger version of -200 with large cargo door || F27-700 - A F27-100 with a large cargo door || F27 200-MAR - Unarmed maritime reconnaissance version || F27 Maritime Enforcer - Armed maritime reconnaissance version || F-27 - license-built version manufactured by Fairchild Hiller in the United States || FH-227 - stretched version of the F-27, independently developed and manufactured by Fairchild Hiller in the United States.

SPECIFICATIONS: Crew: (2-3) || Capacity: (48-56) passengers || Length: 25.06 m (82 ft 3 in) || Wingspan: 29 m (95 ft 2 in) || Height: 8.72 m (28 ft 7 in) || Max takeoff weight: 19,773 kg (43,592 lb) || Powerplant: (2) Rolls-Royce Dart Mk.532-7 two-stage centrifugal compressor turboprop, 1,678 kW (2,250 hp) each.

PERFORMANCE: Cruising speed: 460 km/h (286 mph; 248 kn) || Range: 2,600 km (1,616 mi; 1,404 nmi) || Rate of climb: 7.37 m/s (1,451 ft/min).

SOURCE: [SCO] Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org