Fokker F27 Friendship 100/200/300 PILOT’S NOTES The Spirit of Flight Simulation Available to buy online at www.justflight.com www.justflight.com Fokker F27 Friendship 100/200/300 Pilot’s Notes Flight Simulator X, FSX: Steam Edition or Prepar3D must be correctly installed on your PC prior to the installation and use of this F27 simulation. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................2 Variants and liveries .........................................................................................3 INSTALLATION .....................................................................................................10 WALK-AROUND ...................................................................................................12 Ground services .............................................................................................14 Fuel pump sound utility .................................................................................15 COCKPIT AND PANELS ......................................................................................16 Eyepoint tool ..................................................................................................16 Viewing the centre console ............................................................................17 Overhead panel ..............................................................................................18 Main panel......................................................................................................22 Centre pedestal ..............................................................................................26 Cockpit sidewalls ...........................................................................................27 Autopilot .........................................................................................................29 AIRCRAFT FEATURES ........................................................................................31 FLYING THE F27 ..................................................................................................36 CHECKLISTS ........................................................................................................60 CREDITS ...............................................................................................................64 COPYRIGHT .........................................................................................................65 SOFTWARE PIRACY ............................................................................................66 Fokker F27 Friendship 1 100/200/300 INTRODUCTION During the early 1950s the search was on to find a suitable replacement for the venerable Douglas DC-3 to serve as a short haul passenger and cargo delivery system – a job that so far was pretty much the domain of the ‘Dak’. With the introduction of the Rolls-Royce Dart series of turboprop engines, Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker saw an opportunity to address the issue with an all-new high-wing design that would provide excellent comfort for passengers and a capacious load area for cargo. The aircraft would be fast and also economical to run. Thus it was that on 24 November 1955 the first prototype F27 took to the air. The second prototype soon followed, with an increase in overall length to remedy the slightly tail- heavy landing characteristic of the original design. The Friendship, as the design was later dubbed, offered an unobstructed view for its 32 passengers through large oval ports. The low-slung fuselage provided easy access both for passenger boarding and cargo loading with low door thresholds. Several versions of the aircraft were produced, including specialised military troop-ship configurations which were given the ‘M’ suffix. Some major short haul operators such as BEA chose the similar British-designed Handley Page Herald, which shared the same engines and overall characteristics as the F27. The first production Friendship, the F27-100, was delivered to Aer Lingus in 1958 and the type was operated all over the world in various formats. By the time production ended in 1987 a total of 793 airframes (including those built under licence by Fairchild) had been built. Less than 25 remain in service today. Fokker F27 Friendship 2 100/200/300 Aircraft specifications Please note that there are some differences between variants. Length 25.06m (82ft 3in) Wingspan 29m (95ft 2in) Height 8.72m (28ft 7in) Wing area 70m2 (750 sq ft) Empty weight 11,204kg (24,701lb) Maximum T/O weight 19,773kg (43,592lb) Powerplant 2 x Rolls-Royce Dart Mk532 turboprop, 1,678 kW (2,250 HP) each Performance Cruise speed 460 km/h (286 mph) Range 2,600 km (1,616 miles) Rate of climb 1,451 ft/min Variants and liveries F27-100 NLM – PH-FHF Airline – NLM (Fokker Heritage Flight) First flight – 23 May 1958 Registration number – PH-FHF Status – Preserved, Lelystad Aviodrome, Constructor’s number – 10105 Holland Engines – Rolls-Royce Dart 514 Fokker F27 Friendship 3 100/200/300 Air New Zealand – ZK-BXG Airline – Air New Zealand Engines – Rolls-Royce Dart 528 Registration number – ZK-BXG First flight – 17 November 1961 Constructor’s number – 10189 Status – Ashburton Aviation Museum Aviaco – EC-BNJ Airline – Aviaco Engines – Rolls-Royce Dart 514-7 Registration number – EC-BNJ First flight – 16 June 1958 Constructor’s number – 10106 Status – Broken up Fokker F27 Friendship 4 100/200/300 Aer Lingus – EI-AKD ‘St. Flannan’ Airline – Aer Lingus Engines – Rolls-Royce Dart 514-7 Registration number – EI-AKD First flight – 24 December 1958 ‘St. Flannan’ Status – Withdrawn from use in Constructor’s number – 10109 August 1996 F27-200 NLM CityHopper – PH-KFH Airline – NLM CityHopper Engines – Rolls-Royce Dart 532 Registration number – PH-KFH First flight – 16 July 1964 ‘Koene Dirk Parmentier’ Status – Broken up in December 1995 Constructor’s number – 10256 Fokker F27 Friendship 5 100/200/300 British Midland – G-BMAU Airline – BMA First flight – 24 December 1963 Registration number – G-BMAU Status – Written off (crashed on approach Constructor’s number – 10241 to Castle Donington, 18 January 1987) Engines – Rolls-Royce Dart 532 Ansett – VH-FNW Airline – Ansett First flight – 18 June 1964 Registration number – VH-FNW Status – Written off (crashed near Khorat, Constructor’s number – 10254 Pakistan, 20 February 2003) Engines – Rolls-Royce Dart 532 Fokker F27 Friendship 6 100/200/300 Air Anglia – G-BAUR Airline – Air Anglia First flight – 19 April 1963 Registration number – G-BAUR Status – Withdrawn from use in December Constructor’s number – 10225 1996 for parts and fire training Engines – Rolls-Royce Dart 528-7E Northwest Airlink (Mesaba Airlines) – N276MA Airline – Northwest (Mesaba Airlines) Engines – Rolls-Royce Dart 532 Registration number – N276MA First flight – 20 June 1962 Constructor’s number – 10302 Status – Broken up Fokker F27 Friendship 7 100/200/300 Air UK – G-STAN Airline – Air UK Engines – Rolls-Royce Dart 532 Registration number – G-STAN First flight – 19 September 1959 Constructor’s number – 10131 Status – Broken up in December 1996 DLT – D-BAKU Airline – DLT Engines – Rolls-Royce Dart 532-7 Registration number – D-BAKU First flight – 19 December 1959 Constructor’s number – 10137 Status – Broken up Fokker F27 Friendship 8 100/200/300 F27-300 East-West Airlines VH-MMB Airline – East-West First flight – 18 September 1961 Registration number – VH-MMB Status – Written off (forced landing due to Constructor’s number – 10186 lack of fuel, Ethopia) Engines – Rolls-Royce Dart 532 Fokker F27 Friendship 9 100/200/300 INSTALLATION You can install this add-on as often as you like on the same computer system. How do I re-download the software? 1. Click on the ‘Account’ tab on the Just Flight website (justflight.com) 2. Log in to your account 3. Click on the ‘Your Orders’ button 4. A list of your purchases will appear and you can then download the software you require Accessing the aircraft To access the aircraft in FSX: 1. Click on ‘Free Flight’ 2. Select ‘Just Flight’ from the ‘Publisher’ drop-down menu 3. Select ‘Fokker’ from the Manufacturer drop-down and choose one of the variants Tick the ‘Show all variations’ box to see all the available liveries. To access the aircraft in Prepar3D: 1. Select Aircraft > Select Aircraft from the menu bar 2. Select the ‘Publisher’ filter mode and then select ‘Just Flight’ from the list of publishers 3. Choose one of the variants and click on ‘OK’ To access the aircraft in Prepar3D v2 and v3: 1. Click on ‘Vehicles’ in the menu bar 2. Type ‘Fokker’ into the search bar, or select ‘Group by Publisher’ and scroll down the list to locate ‘Just Flight’ 3. Choose one of the variants and click on ‘OK’ Fokker F27 Friendship 10 100/200/300 Uninstalling To uninstall this software from your system: • Go to the Windows Start menu and select ‘Control Panel` (if you are in Windows Classic view, Control Panel will be found under ‘Settings’). • Double-click on the item ‘Add or Remove Programs’ (Windows XP) or ‘Programs and Features’ (Windows Vista or 7). In Windows 8 move your mouse to the bottom left corner, right-click with your mouse, then left-click on the ‘Programs and Features’ menu that appears. In Windows 10 move your mouse to the bottom left corner and left-click on the ‘Start’ button. Left-click on the ‘Settings’ icon and on the window that appears, left-click on ‘System’ and then select ‘Apps & features’. Select the product in the list and then click on ‘Uninstall’ twice and follow the on-screen instructions.