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Fokker F70
| Fokker F70 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Regional airliner |
| Manufacturer | Fokker |
| Maiden flight | April 4, 1993 |
| Introduced | October 1994 with Ford Motor Company |
| Primary users | KLM Cityhopper (21) Austrian Arrows (6) Malev Hungarian Airlines (5) Austrian Airlines (3) |
| Number built | 47 |
The Fokker F70 is a 70 seat, twin engine regional jet airliner developed as a smaller version of the larger, 100 seat Fokker F100 jetliner.
Contents
History
Early production
The Fokker company of the Netherlands started to develop the F70 airliner in November 1992 with an aim to replace its ageing Fokker F28 airliner, with a more modern and fuel efficient aircraft. The Fokker F70's first flight occurred on April 4 1993 and the first production aircraft flew for the first time in July 1994. Certification was granted on October 14 1994, while the first delivery of a Fokker F70 to a customer, Ford Motor Company (in an "Executive Jet" configuration), occurred later in the same month.
The last ever Fokker F70 was delivered in April 1997, when the production line closed following Fokker's bankcruptcy the previous year, in March 1996. Over the F70's short production life, 47 Fokker F70s were built.
Although official production of the Fokker F70 is completed, rekkof ("Fokker" spelt backwards) has, since 1999, tried to negotiate the re-opening of both the Fokker F100 and Fokker F70 lines. Despite these plans, however, Rekkof is still yet to re-open production of either type.
Current service
Of the 47 Fokker 70s ever built, in August 2006 a total of 43 Fokker 70 aircraft remain in airline service around the world, operating for the following airlines:
- Austrian Airlines (3)
- Austrian Arrows (6)
- KLM Cityhopper (22)
- Malév Hungarian Airlines (5)
- Régional (5)
- Vietnam Airlines (2) [1]
Other users:
- Dutch Government (1)
- Ford Motor Company (2)
- Republic of Kenya (1)
- [1]:
Specifications
General features
- Max. Passengers: 80
- Max. Capacity: 8.300 kg
- Max. Takeoff Weight: 38.100 kg
- Max. Engine Thrust: 2 x 6.300 kg
- Wingspan: 28.08 m
- Length: 30.91 m
- Height: 8.51 m
Performance
- Cruise Speed: 743 km/u
- Max. Range: 2,040 km
Source: [2]
Technology
With the intent of replacing the ageing Fokker F28 aircraft, Fokker designed the F70 with many potentially attractive features including:
- EFIS flightdecks
- Fokker F100 airframe type commonality
- Fokker F100 engine commonality - Tay Mk.620 powerplant
References
- ↑ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
See also
External links
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