Cockpit Fokker Friendship F27 - 1969 (BXE)

[@darrellhagan6124]

That is just a beautiful airplane. I worked for a regional USA airline for several years in the 1980s which had mostly F27s in its fleet. These many years later, It still warms my heart whenever I hear those RR Dart engines.....

[@richardkallio3868]

Beautiful footage of a classic bird. Many thanks from Canada!

[@hughvane]

My uncle, a metal stress engineer/technician with NAC, was treated to something of a European tour in the late 1950s as part of a team to assess replacement aircraft for the ageing Viscounts. For his specialist part, he was persuaded that the Friendship was the right one, and so it proved to be.

[@gtestastretta1]

I used to fly from New Plymouth to Wellington on these in the 80´s when I was a young apprentice. A sturdy aircraft.

[@billolgaau]

Well, that brings back 17 years of my life in one of them! "Did you fly the F-27 Friendship?" Answer "WHAT???" (Meaning your now deaf)

[@AvgeekCarGeek]

Oh the classic sound of the Rolls Royce dart engines :) oh that's pure music

[@cyrium1]

Sure does bring back memories. Use to fly from Wellington to Gisborne when I was 12 with my mum. (1972) Loved the sound of those high pitched Rolls Royce dart engines too!.

[@therandomytchannel4318]

Turn the propeller by hand and the Dart engine goes tik til tik 😎

[@iancurtis1152]

My first flight was in BXG (School Charter, Waiopehu College) out of Palmy, round trip over the Central Volcanic Plateau as part our Geography Studies for the year, ‘76 I think. Loved flying ever since.

[@tavita8699]

Wow fantastic footage.It was a shame the documentary did'nt finish completely. The F27 was my most famous aircraft in the day. Great video thank you

[@garyingley2342]

Nz Post had an old one of these that was converted to a freight plane call sign was Post two zero.

[@davidskipsey300]

i was a 6th grader at my primary school and my class a 13yr old all paid $2 per head to to fly around our regional area.wow what an experience it was at the time about '69 to it was.

[@themadmgtow5196]

Smoking onboard the plane, oh how times have changed

[@acegikmoii]

The first aircraft I flew on - as an ATC cadet - for a quick 30 minute trial over Cape Palliser, 6 June 1974.

[@nikserof2183]

Awesome, thanks. The memories! The range of accents in 1969 was interesting, 6:19 as was how well everyone was dressed. 3:19 Was the lady in the hat smoking?

[@torgeirbrandsnes1916]

Where is the rest of the program? It is great to see that the Fokker F-27, and later the F-28 was the back bone of the domestic routes in NZ and AUS. It was also the same in Norway. I love the F-27, and the F-28! It has done an outstanding job in one of the hardest climate and terrain in the world. The F-27 was used in the same way both in Norway and in NZ. The use of the F-28 were polar oposits. In Norway they could have as many as 16 cycles a day. In Australia they set a world record for flying the longest F-28 flight. I think it was like Perth-Broom. That is more than 3,5h one way. When BU (Braathens S.A.F.E. sold its F-28 they had 76` cycles and 35`hours! That is like 28 mins pr flight. Between the cities of Bergen (BGO) and Stavanger (SVG) it is 170km, or a minimum of 5h by car, or 20 mins by plane. That is Norway for you!

[@MurrayCrozier]

Very cool❤ from a x NZr

[@bazza945]

I may have flown on this aircraft, the callsign (ZK)BXE seems familiar. National Airways Corporation of New Zealand aka NAC.

[@torgeirbrandsnes1916]

Love it! NAC together with Aer Lingus and Braathens S.A.F.E. Of Norway was the users of the F-27. Where is the rest of this program. Greetings from Norway. Be safe and stay safe!

[@frankus54]

Great upload. Is there any more available on this video? Is it from a documentary?

[@fordlandau]

Still a good looking plane

[@ansett7272]

Have a date with NAC! 1972 ! Fokker F27 in 1969 with NAC. Absolute gem Rolls Royce engine sounds. Marketing at the time on timetables in 1972 with NAC. Have a date with NAC! Ansett 727.

[@bazza945]

Flying out of Wellington on what appears to be a calm day. Was it flying North or South?

[@grahamwilliams9456]

It was actually flying out of Auckland to Wellington. I recall seeing the full documentary years ago. Be nice to see it again rather than this abreviated version

[@virgin1958]

Auckland as boac jet never flew Wellington