Fokker F28 Fellowship variant
Fokker F28 Fellowship F.28 Mk 1000
Initial version of the Fellowship, typically seating 65 and up to 70. Its prototype flew on 9 May 1967 and was certified on 24 February 1969.
- May 9, 1967
- First flight
- 1,705 km
- Range
- 70
- Passengers
History
The original Fellowship
The F.28 Mk 1000 is the version the programme was born with. Design work had started aiming at 50 passengers and 1,650 km of range, but market research led Fokker to enlarge it to five-abreast seating and 65 places, with the consequent rise in maximum take-off weight. The prototype, registered PH-JHG, flew on 9 May 1967 with Jas Moll, Abe van der Schraaf and Cees Dik aboard.
Certification and debut
Type certification came on 24 February 1969 from the West German authorities, and the first revenue flight was made by Norway's Braathens on 28 March 1969, although the first order had come from Germany's LTU. With a 29,480 kg maximum weight, 1,705 km of range at maximum payload and a 10,668 m ceiling, the Mk 1000 played on the ground of the BAC One-Eleven and the first-generation DC-9.
Cargo variant
From the Mk 1000 came the Mk 1000C, with a large main-deck cargo door, and on its short fuselage the Mk 3000 was later built with the longer-span wing.