Aircraft / Fokker 100
Aircraft / Fokker 100
The Fokker 100 is a five-abreast, twin engine, narrowbody regional jet airliner that was produced by Fokker (Dutch: N.V. Koninklijke Nederlandse Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker; Royal Dutch Aircraft Factory Fokker) in the Netherlands. The Fokker 100 was based on the Fokker F28 with its fuselage stretched by an additional 5.7 m (18.8 ft) to seat up to 109 passengers, up from 85. It is also the basis of the shorter Fokker 70. The program was first announced in 1983 and first deliveries started in February 1988.
Fokker ran into financial troubles and went bankrupt in March 1996, ending production of the Fokker 100 in 1997 after 283 deliveries. Since the 2000s, airlines have been gradually retiring the Fokker 100, but large numbers of them continue to operate in Australia, with smaller numbers flying in Iran and elsewhere. Historically used by over 80 airlines worldwide, about 80 Fokker 100 aircraft remain in service with roughly a dozen airlines.
Reference: Wikipedia.
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Name: Fokker 100
Origin: Schiphol, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Role: Two Engine Narrow-body Jet Airliner
First Introduction: 3 April 1988
Status: Out of Production; In Service
Cockpit Crew: Two
Seating: 97-122
Engines: 2 x Rolls-Royce RB.183 Tay
Cruise Speed: 456 knots (845 km/h; 525 mph)
Range: 1712 nmi (3170 km; 1970 mi)