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Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 100)

F27-10120Scrapped

RegistrationGBG-BLFJ

AIOperatorAir UK

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Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 100) built in 1959. Operated for TAA Trans Australia Airlines, Department of Civil Aviation and Manx Airlines. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerFokker

First flight1959

Country of registrationReino Unido

MSN10120

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Fokker F27 Friendship

Figures for the F27-500 variant, the most representative of the family

Length25.1 m82 ft

Wingspan29.0 m95 ft

Height8.5 m28 ft

Range1,926 km1,040 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed460 km/h248 ktMach 0.43

Service ceiling8,990 m29,495 ftIt flies above Everest (1.0 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight20,410 kg44,996 lb

Maximum payload9,206 kg20,296 lbIts 52 passengers with baggage would weigh about 5.2 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity52 passengersUp to 56 in a high-density layout

Endurance4 h 11 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1955 (71 years ago) · About 786 units built · Production ended in 1987

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1959

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

May 21, 1959

Delivered to Fokker

Delivered to Fokker as PH-FAP.

Jun 4, 1959

Transferred to TAA Trans Australia Airlines

Transferred to TAA Trans Australia Airlines.

Mar 1, 1966

Transferred to Department of Civil Aviation

Transferred to Department of Civil Aviation.

Jul 1, 1978

Transferred to Air Anglia

Transferred to Air Anglia.

Jan 1, 1980

Transferred to Air UK

Transferred to Air UK.

Oct 1, 1982

Transferred to Manx Airlines

Transferred to Manx Airlines.

Apr 1, 1984

Transferred to Air UK

Transferred to Air UK.

Mar 11, 1993

Incident at Edimburgo-Turnhouse (EDI) Airport

On March 11, 1993, the Fokker F-27 Friendship 100 aircraft (registration G-BLFJ), operated by Air UK, was involved in an incident at Edimburgo-Turnhouse (EDI) Airport (United Kingdom) due to a ground occurrence during operations, leaving 1 dead on the ground. Source: Air UK.

Source: Air UK

Operators

1959-05-21

Fokker

Registration PH-FAP

1959-06-04

TAA Trans Australia Airlines

Registration VH-TFE

1966-03-01

Department of Civil Aviation

Registration VH-TFE

1978-07-01

Air Anglia

Registration G-SPUD

1980-01-01

Air UK

Registration G-SPUD

1982-10-01

Manx Airlines

Registration G-OMAN

1984-04-01

Air UK

Registration G-BLFJ

Aircraft involved in an accident

This aircraft is flagged as having been involved in an accident: an event with fatalities is on record. Out of respect for those who lost their lives and for their families, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 100) · G-BLFJ · Air UK}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
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