The Aero Commander 500 is a family of light twin-engined aircrafts, developed and manufactured by the formerly known Aero Commander, which became a division of Rockwell International in 1965. The initial production model was the Aero Commander 520, while the line featured numerous variants of this, each with a new designation. The prototype and initial version were installed with…
The Swearingen Merlin (now known as the Fairchild Aerospace Merlin) is a pressurized business aircraft, introduced in the late 1960s. The Merlin was initially produced by Swearingen Aircraft, followed by Fairchild Aircraft. The original development begun when Ed Swearingen started gradually modifying a Beechcraft Twin Bonanza and Queen Air, in order to compose a new design, designating the innovated hybrid the Excalibur. He…
The Swearingen Merlin (now known as the Fairchild Aerospace Merlin) is a pressurized business aircraft, introduced in the late 1960s. The Merlin was initially produced by Swearingen Aircraft, followed by Fairchild Aircraft. The original development begun when Ed Swearingen started gradually modifying a Beechcraft Twin Bonanza and Queen Air, in order to compose a new design, designating the innovated hybrid the Excalibur. He…
The Fokker 100 is a medium-sized, twin-turbofan regional jet airliner developed and manufactured by the Dutch company Fokker. The Fokker 100 was based on the predecessing Fokker F28 (Mk 4000) model, with a lengthened fuselage, hence able to accommodate for 109 passengers. The new aircraft utilised the uprated Rolls-Royce RB.138 Tay engines, along with a…
The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop regional airliner developed and manufactured by Fokker. The aircraft was deeloped in the 1950, and was intended to replace the piston-engined airliners dominating the aviation market at the time, including the Douglas DC-3. Following the establishment of various designs, Fokker had finalised development for the F27 Friendship, utilising the more advanced Rolls-Royce Dart…
The Fokker F28 Fellowship is a twin-engine short range jet airliner introduced in 1969. The F28 Fellowship was designed and manufactured by Fokker. In the 1960s, Fokker found themselves insipred by a requirement released by the British European Airways, calling for a high speed regional turbojet airliner. Throughout the design period Fokker paid close attention…
The Fokker 50 is a turboprop-powered airliner, manufactured by Fokker with productions commencing in 1985. The Fokker 50’s design was directly based on the predecessing Fokker F27 Friendship, due to sales for the later dropping significantly. The new Fokker 50 shared several aspects with the F27, including the airframe and limited design aspects, while also adopting new Pratt &…
The Fokker 70 is a twin-engine, medium-range, turbofan regional airliner developed and produced by Fokker. The design of the Fokker 70 was based on the predecessing F28, and was developed to complement the larger Fokker 100. In 1992 Fokker decided to replace its aging F28 line with a modernised, cost-efficient aircraft, with seating for up to 85 passengers. The Fokker 70…
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