Fokker F-28 Fellowship
The Fokker F28 Fellowship is a Dutch-built short-haul jet, using the same rear-engine, T-tail layout as contemporaries like the BAC One-Eleven and Douglas DC-9. Its distinctive clamshell airbrakes, which split open at the tail to slow the aircraft in flight, are a feature rarely seen on other airliners of its size. It became Fokker's most successful jet airliner program, later developed further into the stretched, modernised Fokker 100. A number of F28s remain in cargo, military, and utility service today.
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The Fokker F28 Fellowship's distinctive clamshell tail airbrakes split open in flight, a feature rarely seen on similarly sized airliners.
Specifications
| Length | 27.4 m (90 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 23.6 m (77 ft) |
| Height | 8.5 m (28 ft) |
| Maximum passengers | 85 |
| Persons on board | 65-85 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 33.1 t |
| Range | 940 NM (1,741 km) |
| Maximum speed | 420 kt (778 km/h) |
| Service ceiling | 35,000 ft (10,668 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 31,000 ft (9,449 m) |
| Rate of climb | 2,000 ft/min (10.2 m/s) |
| Take-off distance | 1,678 m (5,505 ft) |
| Landing distance | 1,036 m (3,399 ft) |
| Fuel capacity | 13,040 l |
| Engines | 2x Rolls-Royce Spey 555 |
| Units built | 241 |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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