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FS5/FSFS Fokker F27/Fairchild F-27
a "FREEWARE" file
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For FS98/FS2000 versions of this and other propliners, head over to
the Classic Airliner Page: http://members.aol.com/TGFltsim/
Copy .AIR files to your PILOTS directory
Copy all .#af files to your TEXTURE directory
Copy prop2.wav file to your SOUND directory. PLEASE copy your
original jet1.wav to jet1.bak! When you want the turboprop
sound, copy prop2.wav to jet1.wav. For the original sound,
copy jet1.bak to jet1.wav.
I wish to thank D. Holthausen's kind sharing of his original model.
Original model by D. Holthausen.
Modified and repainted by Tom Gibson, tgibson@sunstroke.sdsu.edu
Flight dynamics by Mike Vidal
The first major civil aircraft designed and built by Fokker
after WW II was the F27. During 1950, Fokker determined what
operators would like for a DC-3 replacement, and they developed
the P.275 concept, with a shoulder-height wing, powered by a
pair of turboprops. By 1953, this had developed into the F27
with Rolls-Royce Dart engines, seating 32 passengers in a
pressurized cabin and capable of operating from small
airfields. The Dutch government was so confident that Fokker
had a winner that they funded the production of two flying and
two test aircraft. The prototype flew on November 24, 1955,
and the project soon began to yield orders. Fairchild Aircraft
also saw the planes potential, and secured a license-production
agreement for airlines in the United States. The Fairchild
machines had a longer nose for weather radar, extra fuel
tankage, American instrumentation, and seating for up to 40.
This version received its FAA Type Approval on July 16, 1958.
The F27/F-27 went on to become the best selling turboprop
aircraft, with over 700 built. The intial type was followed by
the F27 Mk 200/F-27A, with uprated engines, and then the
Mk300/F-27B with freighter features. The first major change
was made in the F27 Mk 500, which had a fuselage stretch of
almost 5 feet, while Fairchild developed the FH-227, which
instead stretched the fuselage by 6 feet. F-27's were very
popular with the smaller regional and local airlines as DC-3
and Convair/Martin replacements. They were very reliable, and
many passengers enjoyed the fine views from the large windows
unimpeded by the wing. Many F-27's are still in service today,
and manufacture of this popular plane was extended by the
development of the Fokker 50, with new engines and avionics.
However, the closure of the Fokker company seems to have
finally ended the story of this fine aircraft, although those
examples flying today give good evidence of this fine
aircraft's longevity.
NOTE: This plane and many other classic airliners can be
downloaded free from Tom Gibson's WEB site at -
http://members.aol.com/TGFltsim/
Mike Vidal's Flight Report
Takeoff: Can be conducted with one or two notches of flaps,
two notches are better for shorter fields. Rotation (Vr) is at
105 knots with lift off at 110 to 115. Vzf is at 150 knots.
Climbs best at 160 to 180 and will yield about 1500 to 2000 fpm.
Landing: Approaches, full flaps, at 125 to 135 knots with
about 55 to 60% power. You have to watch her, since if you
pull back the power back too much, she'll sink on you like
mad. I would suspect that the real one would behave the same
way.
Please note that to achieve a realistic flight regimen, you
must set Flight Control Realism to 8, from the Sim, Realism and
Reliability FS5 Menus.
Specifications: (FS5.1 airspeed indicator is calibrated in KNOTS!)
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Now the legal stuff:
ENJOY, AND FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR
IMPROVEMENTS. I INTEND ON OFFERING MANY LIVERIES OF THIS
AIRCRAFT.
THIS AIRPLANE IS THE PROPERTY OF THE AUTHOR, AND CANNOT BE
RE-SOLD OR PACKAGED WITH ANY PRODUCT FOR SALE, WITHOUT THE
EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE AUTHORS. THIS IS FREEWARE!!
YOU MAY UPLOAD THIS PLANE TO ANY OTHER SERVER THAT HAS A FREE
DISTRIBUTION POLICY. IF THIS PLANE IS UPLOADED TO RESTRICTED
SERVERS (I.E. COMPUSERVE FSFORUM)(NOT THE AUTHOR'S INTENTION),
IT MAY BE DOWNLOADED AND UPLOADED TO OTHER SERVERS. THIS
NOTICE CONSTITUTES THE AUTHORS PERMISSION TO DO THIS. THIS
ENTIRE TEXT FILE MUST BE INCLUDED IN ANY DISTRIBUTION.
THE AUTHORS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY LIABILITIES THAT YOU MIGHT
INCUR AS A RESULT OF USING THESE PRODUCTS. YOU ASSUME THE RISK
OF USE.
