Fairchild F-27: Short documentary

Born from an international partnership, the pioneering Fairchild F-27 turboprop airliner became a workhorse of regional aviation worldwide, linking remote communities.
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[@harryfaber]

A Dutch aircraft with British engines, built in America. Fokker can be truly proud of their aircraft.

[@WAL_DC-6B]

The sales agreement between Fairchild and Fokker allowed Fairchild to market their version of the F-27 in the Americas with the exception of Brazil. Fairchild would produce a total of 205 F-27s and FH-227s (stretched version). Fokker would produce a total of 786 F.27s when its 30-year production ended in 1987.

[@christophersenn1304]

As a young college student, I experienced my first ever flight in an F-27, out of San Francisco, in 1965. Since then I have have flown in many different planes. From bi-planes, to DC-3's over The Atlantic, to 747's. But the F-27 will always have a special place in my heart. Thanks so much for you documentaries.

[@lillyanneserrelio2187]

I envy your college experience. Unfortunately I'm from the post 2010 generation so all i got to experience in college was transgender protests. Having boys claiming they're now girls (pre-op, still with their penises) so they should be able to shower with us women. That memory is NOT a special place in my heart 😄

[@user-is5wv5ri3i]

My first ever flight was a F-27 from San Jose airport to Reno. I was a senior at San Jose State and some of my senior dorm mates and I flew up to spend the night gambling and flew back in the morning. Pacific Airlines was the airline at that time.

[@nemo227]

@@user-is5wv5ri3i San Jose to Reno, back around 1964, I used to buy round trip tickets for about $24.99 and fly to Reno, gamble all night and fly back broke. Good times.

[@user-ud2ze9is5h]

It's a plus me nus model.

[@kkiwi54]

"Used by carriers in Europe, Asia, and Australia" - several of the F27s shown have New Zealand registrations - don't forget about us! No, we're not part of Australia 😉 😆

[@ottonormalverbrauch3794]

A friend of mine had an F27 cockpit in his garage for years that was once used in the factory to train ground crews. After the Fokker bankrupcy it was removed from the former factory and separated from its electronic simulation equipment by roughly cutting the umbellical wire loom.The objective was/is to restore it to working condition and its condition at present is 'work in progress'.

[@almaximus03]

I used to fly in it when going to Bolivia to visit my family. I loved the sound it made. I loved seating by the wing and watching it land. It is a beautiful part of my childhood.

[@mohammadsyedhusain9280]

I flew the Fokker F-27 Friendship between the years 1969-1975 and it was the aircraft which started my career as an airline pilot (Pakistan International Airlines). I was posted to Rawalpindi, which was the Northern Areas base for operations to Gilgit and Skardu at elevations of 4860 and 7600 feet approx. These airfields were in the Karakoram Mountains, western Himalayas. The aircraft performed flawlessly and there were accidents but none due to the aircraft in Pakistan. The Rolls Royce Dart MK 528-7E turboprop engines were reliable and never failed in the severe weather we were forced to fly at times. The eshp was 1910 of the types I flew and initially there was water methanol injection on take off which was later discontinued.

[@Franky46Boy]

The de-icing on the wings of the Fokker F-27 was done pneumatic (by pressing air into the rubber leading edges) while the de-icing of the wings of the Fairchild F-27 was done electric (by heating).

[@georgiathai4961]

No, the Fairchild F-27 and FH-227 were both pneumatic deicing on the wings. Props were heated electrically. Fairchild Captain/Check Aiman, Britt Airways

[@Franky46Boy]

@@georgiathai4961 Thanks! When I worked as a student trainee at Fokker, they told me the Fairchild had electric de-icing of the wings. I had to put the rubber mats with built in air channels together with layers of glass fiber in the big steel molds, drench them in epoxy resin, vacuum them under foil and later on bake them in an oven.

[@georgiathai4961]

@@Franky46Boy No worries! I loved the Fairchild, both the F-27 and the FH-227. I went on to fly the 727, 757, 767, L-1011, B747 Classic and the 747-400. Except for the L-1011 that old Fairchild is my favorite airplane I’ve ever flown. If a Fairchild and a 727 were sitting on the ramp side by side I know which one I’d go to first. I still have my Fairchild manual from Britt. Great memories of a great airplane. Take care and stay safe.

[@Franky46Boy]

@@georgiathai4961 You too! Thanks for sharing your memories.

[@thefreedomguyuk]

As I remember, both would have been fitted with rubber deicing boots ?

[@philliprobinson7724]

Hi. I worked on the Fokker version in the '60's, they were put together without rivets, using "redux bonding", an aircraft grade Araldite. It held together fine, and the smooth surface lowered drag. The RR Darts were perfectly "fit for purpose"; they'd been around about ten years before the F27, dragging the Vickers Viscount around since 1950. Bugs were already well and truly squashed. The F27 was very similar to the Douglas DC5 in layout, but slightly bigger. Only a few DC5's were built in 1939-40, it was put on hold during the war, Douglas having bigger fish to fry. It was rumoured in philanthropic circles that the entire DC5 design was handed over to the Dutch gratis by Douglas to help them get back on their feet post-war, and I like to think this was true. American generosity both during and after the war was truly inspiring. Douglas knew that Europe had more need for a small airliner than America, and focusing on the DC 6 & 7 to compete with Lockheed's Constellation and Boeing's Stratoliner made better economic sense. He also knew that his DC5 would be competing with thousands of cheap war surplus DC3's, making it uneconomic to produce and obsolete before it carved itself a niche. So it seems the DC5 was sent to "finishing school" in the Netherlands. Fokker made such a brilliant job of modernizing what was originally intended as a workhorse replacement for the DC3, that they even sold the finished product back to the US. Not only did they "carry coals to Newcastle", they made a profit at it too. Truly, when you make a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door. Sadly, Fokker went bankrupt, and as a tribute to a fine aircraft with mixed parentage, I made a slope soaring scale model glider of the F27. It flew well, even having the same F27 whistle thanks to an air-gap between the elevator and tailplane. Thanks for the video. Cheers, P.R.

[@abundantYOUniverse]

That is awesome thanks for sharing!

[@philliprobinson7724]

@@abundantYOUniverse Hi. Thanks for your friendly reply. Cheers, P.R.

[@amuxpatch2798]

F27 is a icon like the the DC3/C47 stilled used today with upgrades in avonics and engine upgrade.

[@philliprobinson7724]

@@amuxpatch2798 Hi. Iconic indeed, and it's a testament to the engineering that it's considered worth upgrading. Cheers, P.R.

[@WAL_DC-6B]

@@amuxpatch2798 Interestingly, probably more of the older DC-3s are still flying today than F-27s.

[@ivanlussich8146]

I am from Uruguay, 84. I flew on a Fokker F-27 once in the '80s jointly operated by Uruguayan Air Force and Pluna Airlines. It was an airbridge flight BUE/ MVD --a smooth ride indeed, with good vistas thanks to those big, elyptical windows and the mid-wing design.. There is still a static F-27 parked at MVD Carrasco Airport.

[@JoseAlejandroSirokEsteve]

It was the plane of the accident in the Andes transporting the Uruguayan Rugby Team

[@chawkinz]

My first airplane flight F-27 Piedmont Airlines Hickory NC to New Bern NC night thunderstorms etc. I was about 10 years old around 1963. It was so neat. Retired 5 years ago with 17000 hrs.

[@hertzair1186]

My first airline flight ever was on June 6, 1971 on an Ozark Airlines F-27 from ALO - ORD. Then a Condor Airlines DC-8 to Frankfort…a memorable family vacation. I was 10 1/2 years old.

[@barbhorace2226]

I was an Airline stewardess for Ozark Air Lines. Flew trips on the F27 and the FH 227's. I especially liked the buffet area.

[@AidanEyewitness]

Another great documentary, great script and I love all the old footage. As a child I remember the Aer Lingus F27 at Manchester Airport.

[@reneegudjon3204]

What a great record they had in Iceland! The Fokker F27

[@chrisporfiri6030]

When I was 5 years old, we moved into a brand new home that was right under the final approach for the airport in Santa Maria, CA (KSMX). Air West was the carrier and hearing those turboprops from miles away always brought a smile to my face knowing I could look out my bedroom window and watch the final. I never had the opportunity to fly on one, but they brought my siblings to and from San Francisco infinite numbers of times until it was replaced by the DC9.

[@richardshiggins704]

Never flew the F-27 , Friendship though in the 90s I had the opportunity to fly it's successor the F-50 which was a very sophisticated , 'glass cockpit' affair . It was on a flight from Paris to Cork with AER LINGUS . This latter airline embraced many prop aircraft including the the Shorts 330 , 360 and the Saab 340 on it's regional routes .

[@sputnikspinoza7399]

My first turboprop as a passenger after flying with my favorite the DC3 when flying to and from my unit at 7 SAI Phalaborwa and Johannesburg my home town. One pressurised for altitude and the other dodging clouds. One as smooth as silk. The other a fire belching dragon. Comair 1980 July. What a time to be alive.

[@sillyoldbastard3280]

My first flight as an 8 year old was solo on an F27 in regional Australia. A great little plane

[@dontdeletehistory]

There’s something magical about your first flight, especially on such a reliable workhorse as the F27 in the vast Australian landscape. That experience must have left a lasting impression. What do you think made the F27 a ‘great little plane’ for you?

[@victoriapendleton4099]

Flew an F-27 operated by Mohawk Airlines of of Ithaca, New York

[@johnmorris7815]

I used to fly the F27-200 based at EMA for most of 1988 until I converted onto the DC9 later that year, it was a good aeroplane with the only issue being the pneumatic system that was used in favour of a heavier hydraulic one, unfortunately it was not strong enough to use as a steering system for the nose wheel with differential braking being employed to assist.

[@tomflanker]

This is the first fixed wing aircraft that I flew as a passanger back in December 1988, it was 7 hours flight from Jakarta to Kupang

[@jlgarau]

Voei em um F-27 da TAM, aqui no Brasil em 1991... Inesquecível!

[@EIGYRO]

Loved the F27 for comfort. And in crosswind landings, you could see right down the runway with the huge windows. Nice video if somewhat gushy and repetitive.

[@captbart3185]

The F-27, along with the Convair 560 and others were all praised as THE replacement for the DC-3. I was a kid then but the -3 is still service while it’s replacements gone. Your comment on accidents was spot on. We are an industry built on grave yards.

[@mothmagic1]

And they were all outlasted by the good old DC-3.

[@fawnlliebowitz1772]

The 580 is still around albeit small numbers. They even stretched it to the Cv 5800 There is no comparison performance wise.

[@roykliffen9674]

TBF had the DC-3 been built with the material knowledge available when the F-27 was developed it would have shed about 30-40 percent of its empty weight, would have had higher load capacity and have had a better performance and fuel efficiency. As a result it also wouldn't be around anymore as most would be scrapped due to critical parts having reached their material fatigue limits. Due to that limited material knowledge it is over-build as a brick and will last forever, only limited by the availability of the engines. Same goes for the DC-6 - I'll throw in the "Annie" (AN-2) for good measure - from which also a few examples are still around and in operation.

[@captbart3185]

@@fawnlliebowitz1772 Before Trans Texas Airlines became Texas International they flew Convair 560's and DC-3's. My first airline flight was on a Frontier Airways 560, back in 1969, doing a milk run from Dallas to Ft. Leonard Wood, MO with 4 stops in between. Had a mechanical issue that delayed us so I was technically AWOL my first day in the Army!

[@captbart3185]

@@roykliffen9674 Computers are great but I'm still a fan of build it tough and it will last! Computer design has removed the skill of the engineering community to build stuff that lasts forever.

[@richardgrumpywelsh2485]

I worked as a Mechanic for WEST COAST AIRLINES for 13 years.

[@QuezlySnipes]

LOVE THISSS!! KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING!!! GREAT WORK!!

[@dontdeletehistory]

Thank you so much!!

[@websurfin9575]

Ozark Airlines.... I flew on numerous FH-227B aircraft in the 70's-80's. A great airliner for sure, one of my favorite aircraft to travel on!

[@dontdeletehistory]

It’s wonderful to hear from someone who has personal memories

[@rudyhawk]

I've been enjoying your videos, keep up the good work. When I was a kid, I often flew this plane operated by Ozark Airlines between Burlington Iowa to Chicago.

[@dontdeletehistory]

Very cool!

[@mothmagic1]

I still remember the Fokker version at Heathrow with their whining Rolls-Royce Darts. A beautiful machine. It was successful but should have been even more so.

[@b.p.7153]

Very well done . . . thanks! 👍

[@bazza945]

Fantastic view through those large oval windows, giving a great view from 20,000 feet.

[@dontdeletehistory]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@genus.family]

This plane is in my heart ❤ Flown only once but I remember its power and agility! And the extremely nose down approach 😅

[@augustineokech8759]

I experienced my first-time air travel aboard a Uganda Airlines Fokker 27 in 1979. I would travel probably another fifteen times aboard the same aircraft. very fond memories......

[@dontdeletehistory]

Your recollection of first-time air travel on a Uganda Airlines Fokker 27 in 1979 is wonderfully nostalgic. Memories tied to specific aircraft can be so vivid and cherished, especially when they represent a series of journeys. It's moments like these that turn a simple mode of transportation into a vessel of personal history.

[@ralahasna7317]

In 1968 at the age of six with my eldest sister, I flew in East Pakistan Intl Airlines Fokker F-27 from Jessore to Dhaka ( Now Bangladesh 🇧🇩).

[@dontdeletehistory]

What a precious memory to hold onto - your flight on the Fokker F-27 with your sister is a personal piece of history that connects you to the era of the aircraft.

[@radarmartin]

My second flight ever. SNN to DUB about 1958ish. Returning home to Dublin after a holiday with my uncle who worked in SNN with TWA. First flight was on a Lockheed Super Consollation.

[@thomasw9635]

You make really great and informative videos. I really enjoy watching them. When I was young I flew a few times on this aircraft on Air West in CA in and out of SFO. Your video brings back memories for me and I also learned many new things about this great aircraft. Keep up your great videos so we can lean more.

[@dontdeletehistory]

Glad you like them!

[@jasonking6892]

Saw them at Blackpool airport in 1970s BIA British Island Airways happy days 👍🇬🇧

[@gordanmilne7034]

Hi, BIA used Dart Heralds, Air UK had F27s, I don't think there was any crossover but may be wrong.

[@jasonking6892]

@@gordanmilne7034 my mistake however happy days

[@HAL-xy3om]

Oh the memories...

[@pascalcoole2725]

It surely was a great reliable and sturdy aircraft. Althoug it was pretty agile it handled like a dump truck.. You turn the wheel, drink some cofee than it moved. One gets used to that. Also the whine of the two RollyRoyces caused tone deafness. David Clarke whas your friend here, but still it was loud. Finaly Enginge Failure on Take-Off was something you really needed to trained for. It was not at all difficult but you needed to know how to handle that.

[@dontdeletehistory]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@roterhugo57]

May 1986, Iceland: F-27 Flugleidir, Reykjavik-Akureyri and back. The Real Air-Bus 👍

[@ericsonhazeltine5064]

April 1989, Saipan to Rota and back.

[@peteacher52]

In the day, it was Vickers Viscounts on the longer hauls between Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin while the "Friendly" serviced a great many of the regional centres alongside the difficult-to-kill DC-3s. Indeed, when I was a lad I thought that the Friendship was simply a shortened Viscount with two of its donkeys taken off!

[@richardvoogd705]

I remember flying one from Auckland to Palmerston North in 1980.

[@nickfatouros4375]

As an apprentice aircraft mechanic with TAA in Melbourne Australia I learnt to overhaul and test the Rolls Royce Dart engines

[@dontdeletehistory]

your experience with the Rolls Royce Dart engines as an apprentice mechanic is quite admirable.

[@scofab]

First flew on an F-27 in 1978, in Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby~Goroka.. Neat planes and very capable. Thank you.

[@dontdeletehistory]

Thanks for watching!

[@carlkirkegaard2030]

Flew on these with Ozark Airlines around the midwest many times. Good memories! I once came into Midway from Montreal and had an Ozark connection to Des Moines, we were about an hour late. Resigned to missing my trip home to Iowa, but an Ozark stewardess was waiting as I came out of the plane. Said, go straight to the F27, with Engines running, a sort distance away, and give her my baggage ticket and she would take care of that. She would make sure it was on the next Ozark flight to Des Moines. How about that!!!

[@dontdeletehistory]

your experience with Ozark Airlines sounds both hectic and heartwarming, a reminder of the personal touches in aviation that made travel experiences memorable. It’s these human elements that often turn flights into stories worth telling.

[@rashidamin7241]

I remember gulf air during 1979 , form Bahrain to Saudi Arabia ❤😊😊

[@dontdeletehistory]

How was it ?

Beautiful plane, awesome video

[@thefreedomguyuk]

I flew Fokkers for years. I've not once felt they were beautiful. They are strong work horses, though.

[@dontdeletehistory]

It really is!

[@tomwalsh2244]

Quite a few shots of Aer Lingus F27s in the video. You don't mention the evolution to the F50...we called them the Nifty 50s in Ireland. They were introduced in the 90s.

[@Blueagle8u]

Cool plane!

[@porky1911]

I used to work on the production line in Schipol,until the very last one.

[@dontdeletehistory]

it must have been quite the experience to work on the production line of the Fairchild F-27 at Schiphol. Seeing the last one must have been memorable. I thank you for your dedication to building these important pieces of aviation history.

[@ervie60]

Sidenote: Fairchild had a light weapons division called Armalite. Through mutual contacts between Fokker, Artillerie Inrichtingen and Fairchild, Fairchild provided Artillerie Inrichtingen (basically a government arsenal/manufacturer like Royal Engfield) a license to produce and market the AR10. Nice example of cross licensing btw.

[@dontdeletehistory]

that’s an interesting note about Fairchild’s lesser-known division and the cross-licensing of technology. The collaboration between companies and across industries plays a crucial role in technological advancements, and the story of the Armalite division is a great example of this. Thank you for highlighting this aspect of aviation and arms manufacturing history.

[@ivoryjohnson4662]

Another great delivery

[@JoseAlejandroSirokEsteve]

Famous for the accident in the Andes in 1972 transpotring the Uruguayan Rugby Team.

[@dontdeletehistory]

the story of the Fairchild F-27 in the Andes is indeed a profound chapter in aviation history. It’s a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. I thank you for highlighting this event.

[@kkikke2003]

Proud of being my first command upgrade No autopilot No yaw damper No anti skid Not even airspeed bugs Night high elevation IFR And off course no GPS Wish EFIS magenta automated flight pilots could understand the meaning of all this Skill builder at its best

[@dontdeletehistory]

Flying without advanced automation like an autopilot can be a challenging but rewarding experience for a pilot. Hats off to you for your accomplishment!

[@robertcoleman4861]

Flown on the f27 fokker friendship many times with east west & airlines of nsw the most enjoyable aircraft that i have ever flown on.👍👍👍👍💯🤠

[@challanger275]

I flew on one of these with the Aer Lingus, the Irish airline

[@EJWash57]

I think that Piedmont F-27 is parked at the old Charlotte, NC (KCLT) terminal. I remember the brick construction.

[@fordxbgtfalcon]

Another great video!

[@dontdeletehistory]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@thomasmetz3]

Aviation Methods, Inc contracted with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory from the 1970’s to early 1990’s and provided daily flights from Livermore, CA to a little airstrip called Flat Rock, NV near the Nevada Test Site. We gave the F-27 that they operated the nickname of AMI. She carried all of the scientists, engineers & technicians back and forth in support of the nuclear test program during the Cold War. The F-27 was a great improvement in comfort and safety from the DC-3 that was previously used to fly over the Sierra Nevada mountains!

[@user-em7lp1sb4k]

I have family connections to both the DC-3, and the F-27 at KLVK.

[@thomasmetz3]

@@user-em7lp1sb4k Cool! I flew many trips on AMI in the 1980’s & early 1990’s out of KLVK. My dad flew back & forth on the DC-3 out of KLVK and the old Livermore airport that was a dirt strip near Rincon Avenue.

[@MachTuck]

Beautiful design! way more personality than an ATR or a Q400

[@dontdeletehistory]

Glad you like it!

[@turbotiger82]

Out of 78 Fairchild F-27s built, 23 of them were involved in fatal crashes.

[@57629589]

First "big" airliner I ever flew on. West Coast from Twin Falls, Id. to Portland.

[@DockBev]

I worker for Piedmont, and did my flight training at Smith Reynolds INT.

[@mheijne2]

After an Emergency landing in Oman, crew and passenger had to evacuatie the F27 via Emergency Hatch. Only my collegue, who was too big, had to leave the plane via the normall doors

[@dontdeletehistory]

that sounds like an intense experience with the F27. Emergency procedures are crucial, and it’s a reminder of how important aircraft design is for passenger safety. I thank you for sharing your story; it underscores the real-world applications of what we discuss in these documentaries.

[@fredhayfer4985]

Nicely presented....did I miss how many were built and when mfg ended?

[@husniati229]

Its memory,on 1985 ply with fokker 27 biak to timika,after job contract,buma kumawa.

[@dontdeletehistory]

recalling flights on the Fokker 27 brings back memories of an era where such workhorses were the backbone of regional aviation. It’s always fascinating to hear personal stories tied to these aircraft. I thank you for sharing your memory-it’s a valuable part of aviation history.

[@1999fxdx]

It made a racket, I remember hat.😊

[@thefreedomguyuk]

I used to fly F-50's. I remember this cartoon caricature of a guest on a show-around at the Fokker works. Stood in front a Friendship, the tour guide says "Dis is ze very first Fokker. We call it Ze Mother Fokker !" 😂

[@dontdeletehistory]

😂😂

[@radiosnail]

Used to watch Skyways Air Cargo'sFairchild Fokkers coming in vr the beach to land at Lydd when I was a lad.

[@WAL_DC-6B]

Curiously, there are few common parts between the Fokker F.27 and the Fairchild F-27 other than the Rolls-Royce Dart, turboprop engines and the landing gear castings.

[@andrewwmacfadyen6958]

US production was to side step US protectionism that had blighted the sales.of the Viscount in the USA and later the Vanguard, BAC One-Eleven, HS748/ATP. Even today Airbus have had to face similar fights against Boeing.

[@fawnlliebowitz1772]

I wonder how this stacked up against the Convair 580 which was larger, faster and had a greater payload and range with extended tanks.

[@MrDastardly]

The first image shows a Fokker F27 Friendship operated by Aer Lingus. These Aer Lingus aircraft were not manufactured by Fairchild.

[@dontdeletehistory]

Spot on, MrDastardly! Your keen eye for detail is impressive. The Fokker F27 Friendship indeed has a rich history with Aer Lingus, separate from Fairchild’s manufacturing. I thank you for this clarification and will ensure our future content reflects these important distinctions. It’s through insights like yours that we can continue to refine and enhance our storytelling. Keep those facts coming!

[@Blueagle8u]

Have we covered the 727 yet?

[@mikekeen1679]

This video would simply be incomplete without the smiling bald dude at 0.24

[@clyneheretic]

This has a very US 'spin' on the story. The Fokker F27 'Friendship' was not a novel design from a small Dutch company that Fairchild were pleased to adopt and improve - it was already a great success in Europe and most folk here have never heard of a Fairchild F27. Great to learn of its US success - it was a great aircraft - but this almost smacks of the clown who asserted that the Merlin engine was designed by Packard and built under licence by Rolls Royce.

[@dontdeletehistory]

I truly appreciate your perspective on the Fokker F27 story. It’s a nuanced history and you’re right, the European roots of this aircraft are incredibly important. I’ll make sure future content honors the original context more closely. It’s feedback like yours that enriches our storytelling. I thank you for that!

[@MykelBBY1]

I never flew on one of these planes that I didn't end up with a bad cold or a sinus infection. Not really sure why.

[@viscount757]

At 2:45 you refer to changes made by Fairchild to the original Fokker design but you don't say what those changes were.

[@vidcrit1187]

The original F27 was designed and built by Fokker in the Netherlands. Fairchild only built them under licence.

[@skedguy1]

Good job but please its not the Bombardier Q Series it's the de Havilland Canada Dash 8 series. Thanks.

[@dontdeletehistory]

I appreciate your attention to detail regarding the aircraft model.

[@ishamkader2696]

Today turboprop is monopolized by ATR alone..😮😮😮😮

[@thefreedomguyuk]

Not really. They are big, guessing a 70% market share today. But around 1/3 of new turboprop commuters are not Embrair.

[@gearoftones8585]

Didn't most of them crash?

[@MichaelSeaBelA]

Last Wednesday was the 40th anniversary of the crash of Air Illinois Flight 710 near Pinckneyville, Illinois due to the flightcrew's mismanagement of electrical generator and distribution problems. All 10 passengers and crew were killed in the accident. Why couldn’t Air Illinois purchase the American made Fairchild F-27s?! Maybe access to spare parts would have been easier as well as better training for pilots and Air Illinois may still be in business today in 2023.

[@dontdeletehistory]

The 40th anniversary of the Air Illinois Flight 710 is indeed a tragic reminder of the critical importance of maintenance and training. Speculating on alternate histories, like the potential use of the Fairchild F-27s, is an interesting exercise in understanding the many factors that contribute to the success or failure of aviation businesses.

[@MichaelSeaBelA]

@@dontdeletehistory I don’t care about your reply. If the airplane for Air Illinois Flight 710 was a different American made Fairchild F-27, the accident would never have happened.

[@dontdeletehistory]

God bless ❤️

[@rachaeligbinoba9743]

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[@aerie_3160]

And then the An-24 appeared...)))

[@dontdeletehistory]

the An-24’s introduction indeed marked a significant moment in aviation history, especially in terms of regional aircraft.

[@EvertHarley1]

It's a Fokker F27 not Fairchild!!

[@JBofBrisbane]

It's Fokker, not "Foe-ker".

[@David_Walker16-3-51]

Well you probably didn’t actually lie, you are very skilled at presenting “alternative truths”. If the viewer substitute’s Fokker for Fairchild, where ever mentioned, they might have a more accurate idea of reality.

[@Pichouette]

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[@jandejong2430]

Indeed.

[@BaikalTii]

ok then- Uruguayan Air Force flight 571 was a Fokker, not a Fairchild. is that better?

[@stupadasol5911]

Unfortunate circumstances like unsuccessful hijack?

[@thegardensentinel]

Has anyone told the "help" joke,yet?

[@thefreedomguyuk]

It's not very funny. Confusing callsign handles for type designation s 😅

[@thegardensentinel]

So, maybe you know it?? I'm not convinced,tho??

[@user-ud2ze9is5h]

Eye srches instalet.

[@roberthenry9319]

Love your content. Unfortunately, your hash tag is way, way too complicated to remember. This makes it cumbersome to re-visit, let alone to pass it along to other viewers. Each time I have tried to share your site, the response has been very negative about the site's tag. Not going to pick up many new subscribers with a very complicated hash tag. No matter how good the content. Viewers, yes. Subscribers, no.

[@henriquekatz3063]

FH227;

[@dontdeletehistory]

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[@user-ud2ze9is5h]

Thumb and twi finger plus minus model.

[@dontdeletehistory]

I’m intrigued!

[@basfinnis]

Pneumatic undercarriage? 🙄

[@terrywilson1226]

They were very noisy to fly in

[@dontdeletehistory]

he Fairchild F-27 indeed had a reputation for being quite noisy

[@shakiMiki]

You choose your subjects well, but you need to pull back on the script. Everything is over sold. Far too much hyperbole, And over written. Have more confidence in the material Its good.

[@acjdf]

Weirdly robotic, repetitive commentary with barely a single technical or operational fact to offer.