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Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 300)

F27-10153Scrapped

RegistrationIREP-IOT

OperatorIran Air

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Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 300) built in 1960. Operated for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, National Iranian Oil Co. and Iran Air. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerFokker

First flight1960

Country of registrationIrán

MSN10153

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

1960

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

May 23, 1960

Delivered to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Delivered to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as PH-IOT.

Jun 1, 1960

Transferred to National Iranian Oil Co.

Transferred to National Iranian Oil Co..

Nov 14, 1961

Incident at Gach Saran

On November 14, 1961, the Fokker F-27 Friendship 300 aircraft (registration PH-IOT), operated by Iraanse Aardolie Exploratie en Productie Maatschappij, was involved in an incident at Gach Saran (Iran) due to a bird strike. Source: Iraanse Aardolie Exploratie en Productie Maatschap.

Source: Iraanse Aardolie Exploratie en Productie Maatschap

Dec 1, 1972

Transferred to Iran Air

Transferred to Iran Air.

Operators

1960-05-23

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Registration PH-IOT

1960-06-01

National Iranian Oil Co.

Registration EP-IOT

1972-12-01

Iran Air

Registration EP-IOT

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 300) · EP-IOT · Iran Air}},
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  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
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Wikipedia

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