Fokker F-27 Piedmont Historical day or night in all

day or night in all kinds of weather

It was FAA certified in October 2004 and delivery of the CJ3 began in December of that year

Wingspan 12 1/2 inches

Modifications to the aircraft included a large "cupola" or hump which ran along the top of the aircraft from above the cockpit to just behind the trailing edge of the wings

Air Force looked for a jet-powered medium bomber to replace the aging Douglas B-26 Invader

Fokker F-27 Piedmont Historical day or night in allFokker F 27 Piedmont Airliines airplane model. Probably the closest to being the fabled DC 3 replacement, the Fokker F 27 Friendship, including the Fairchild built F 27 and FH 227, was built in greater numbers than any other western turboprop airliner. The Fokker F 27 began life as a 1950 design study known as the P275, a 32 seater powered by two Rolls Royce Dart turboprops. With the aid of Dutch government funding the P275 evolved into the F 27,