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The Fokker F.27 Mk.050 was developed as the successor of the F-27 Friendship.
The Fokker 50 is based on the fuselage of the F-27-500, but incorporates a number
of key design changes. Foremost of the improvements were the Pratt & Whitney
Canada PW125 turboprops driving advanced six blade props, giving a 12% higher
cruising speed and greater fuel economy, and thus range. Two prototypes were built
based on F-27 airframes, the first flying on 28 December 1985. The first production
aircraft flew on 13 February 1987; certification was granted in May 1987. A
total of 205 Fokker F.27 Mk. 050 were built. Production ended after Fokker collapsed
due to financial problems on 15 March 1996 and the last Fokker 50 was
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Part of the KLu VIP fleet are two Fokker 50 aircraft. Both aircraft entered service in 1996 and are operated by 334 squadron out of Eindhoven Air Base.
Both Fokker-50 aircraft are equiped with communication, navigation and identification equipment. Fokker 50 with serial U-05 can accommodate 25 passengers,
its sistership U-06 can accomodate 30 passengers. Fokker F.27 Mk.0502 c/n 20253 flew first on 18 May 1992. The aircraft was registered PH-KXO as a
Fokker F27 Mk050 with Fokker Aircraft BV, Amsterdam, on 8 May 1992. Registration PH-KXO was cancelled on 11 December 1996 and the aircraft received the
military markings U-05 with the Koninklijke Nederlandse Luchtmacht / Royal Netherlands Air Force. Fokker F-50 U-05 is named after Fons Prior, one of the
architects of the postwar Dutch Air Force. On 8 September 2008, Fokker F27 Mark 050 U-05 "Fons Aler" came in at Groningen Airport Eelde and
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