| Manufacturer |
Handley Page |
Fokker |
| Description |
The Handley Page HPR.7 Dart Herald is a British turboprop passenger aircraft, designed in the 1950s as a DC-3 replacement, but only entering service in the 1960s by which time it faced stiff competition from Fokker (F27 Friendship) and Avro (Avro/Hawker Siddeley HS748). |
The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner developed and manufactured by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. |
| ICAO Code |
|
F27 |
| First Flight |
1955-08-25 |
1955-11-24 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1958-11-19 |
| Production End |
1968-01-01 |
1987-01-01 |
| Service End |
1987-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Handley Page |
Fokker |
| Type |
Turboprop airliner |
Regional airliner |
| Length (m) |
22.86 |
25.06 |
| Height (m) |
7.3152 |
8.71 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
2 |
| Max Seating |
56 |
52 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
442.6276 |
460 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
120.3799 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
8503.92 |
|
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
9.1694 |
7.37 |
| Capacity Description |
50-56 passengers, 11700 lb maximum payload |
44-52 passengers |
| National Origin |
United Kingdom |
Netherlands |
| Number Built |
50 |
586 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Rolls-Royce RDa.7 Dart Mk.527 turboprop engines, 1570 kW (2105 hp) each |
2 × Rolls-Royce Dart Mk.532-7 two-stage centrifugal compressor turboprop, 1678 kW (2250 hp) each |
| Status |
Retired |
In limited service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_Dart_Herald |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fokker_F27_Friendship |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
28.6512 |
29 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
82.3121 |
70 |
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |