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Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 500)

F27-10558Scrapped

RegistrationGBG-BNCY

AIOperatorAir UK

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Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 500) built in 1977. Operated for Ansett Airlines of New South Wales, Air New South Wales and Air UK. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerFokker

First flight1977

Country of registrationReino Unido

MSN10558

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

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Aircraft chronology

1977

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

Jun 17, 1977

Delivered to Fokker

Delivered to Fokker as PH-EXH.

Jul 6, 1977

Transferred to Ansett Airlines of New South Wales

Transferred to Ansett Airlines of New South Wales.

Jun 1, 1981

Transferred to Air New South Wales

Transferred to Air New South Wales.

Nov 1, 1986

Transferred to Air UK

Transferred to Air UK.

Operators

1977-06-17

Fokker

Registration PH-EXH

1977-07-06

Ansett Airlines of New South Wales

Registration VH-FCE

1981-06-01

Air New South Wales

Registration VH-FCE

1986-11-01

Air UK

Registration G-BNCY

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 500) · G-BNCY · Air UK}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/F27-10558},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
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Wikipedia

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