FOKKER 50

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Muhammad Azrin b Md Rashid Muhammad Rashidi b Shaharudin Nazif Syahmi Ong b Hj Maliki Ong Aizat Hizami b Abu Bakar Abul Faiz b Abul @ Abd Rahman Huzaifah b Mohd Zainudin Fauzan Irham b Shafiee Shariff Hasnur Faiz b Karim Muhammad Hisham b Abdul Hasib

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Design started in November 1983 Based on the F-27 First flew on 27 December 1985 Friendship 27 but was in fact a completely new aircraft Around 50 passengers can be carried over 2000 km Basic construction of the fuselage, wings, and empennage Designed with many smaller fuselage windows and changed doors

The modern Pratt & Whitney PW125 engine was fitted into the Fokker 50 The propeller was a six bladed Dowty propeller

Was 1.50 m longer than the F-27 mark 100/ 200/ 300/ 400
The wingtips were modified with "foklets The ailerons got a aerodynamic curve at the tip The rudder and the right horizontal stabilizer got a trim surface Major purchasers of the foker50 included Air UK, Ansett, Austrian Airlines ,Avianca, Malaysia Airlines

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SPECIFICATION

Dimension & weight Performances Cabin Pictures

DIMENSIONS
Length (m) 25.2

Wingspan (m)
Height (m) Wing area (m2)

29.0
8.3 70.0

WEIGHT
Maximum take-off weight (kg) Maximum landing weight (kg) Operating empty weight (kg) 19 950 19 500 12 520

Maximum zero fuel weight (kg) 18 600 Maximum payload (kg) Standard fuel capacity (litres) 6 080 5 140

PERFORMANCE
Range with max payload (km) Maximum cruise speed (km/h) Maximum operating altitude (km) Take-off field length (m) 530 7 600 1 050 3 000

Landing field length (m)

Engines Fuel flow rate (kg/h)

1 120
P&WC PW127B, 2 x 2750 hp 800

CABIN DATA
Passengers (1-class) Cabin width (m) 50 2.5

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Fokker 50 Operators
The following airlines or military operators currently fly the Fokker 50 in passenger or cargo roles. Major purchasers of the Fokker 50 included:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Air UK Ansett Austrian Airlines Avianca DLT/Lufthansa CityLine KLM Cityhopper Malaysia Airlines Philippine Airlines

AIR DISASTER

There are few examples of air crash involved in usage of Fokker 50.

1st Example
Location Date of Accident : Melilla, Spain. : 17th January 2003

Airlines
Accident Description 8276

: Air Nostrum/Denim Air

: The aircraft, operating as Iberia Regional from Malaga, overran runway 33 (4,420 ft) while landing at Melilla in heavy winds. 9 passengers sustained injuries -- two as the aircraft crashed into the airport boundary fence and broke into two

seriously

pieces.

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2nd Example
Location German Date of Accident Airlines Accident Description crashed on land in fog. 20 : Luxair Niederanven, Luxembourg,

: 6th November 2002 : Luxembourg Airlines : The aircraft, on a passenger on a flight from Berlin to Luxembourg-Findel Airport, a runway 24 while attempting to out of 22 occupants were killed.

3rd Example
Location Date of Accident : Tawau, Malaysia : 15th September 1995

Airlines
Accident Description

: Malaysian Airlines
: The aircraft crashed short of the runaway while attempting to land. Pilot error.