F28 - Fokker F28 Fellowship

[Flacko]

Aircraft Model (Name & Manufacturer)
F28 Fellowship by Fokker

Aircraft Category
C

Purpose or Role in Game
The F28 Fellowship is a twin-engine, short-range jet airliner designed and manufactured by Fokker which was designed for commercial aviation, and while not exclusively a military design, it was adaptable for military and government use due to its ability to operate from smaller, less-equipped airports, which made it useful for short-range transport and the movement of VIPs.

Why should this aircraft be added?
Fokker F28 was significant for being a successful early jet airliner that made jet travel accessible to smaller airports, and for pioneering the regional jet market. There was a special feature for the F28 which is the application of a “speedbrake” which was built into the tail. An application that was only common in military aviation and enabled the aircraft to descend effectively and quickly.

Airlines that use it
There are no Fokker F28 aircraft currently in civil service. Some of the historic operators include the following:
Air France
Air Niugini
Ansett Australia
Garuda Indonesia
Iberia
Korean Airlines
LTU
Martinair
SAS
Saudia
Turkish Airlines
However they’re are a few F28 still active as a military/government operators which include:
LADE
Colombian Air Force
Philippine Air Force

Special characteristics or variants
F28-1000:
The first version of the F28 which has one of the short body subtypes and there is one overwing emergency exit on each side.
F28-1000C:
It is similar to the F28-1000 except for the cargo door in the left front fuselage.
F28-2000:
A fuselage stretch of somewhat more than two metres resulted in the F28-2000. Even though it is modestly longer than the F28-1000, this is still cearly visible.
F28-3000:
Compared to the F28-1000, which has the same fuselage length, the F28-3000 has a 1.5 m wider span.
F28-3000R:
The F28-3000R is the same as the F28-3000, except with the weight and performance limitations of the F28-1000.
F28-3000C:
This is the same as the F28-3000 but then with the cargo door of the F28-1000C.
F28-3000RC:
The F28-3000RC is the same to the F28-3000C as the F28-3000R is to the F28-3000.
F28-4000:
F28-4000 combines the long fuselage of the F28-2000 with the wings of the F28-3000, it has two emergency exits on each side, the only F28 variantto have these.
F28-6000:
The final F28 variant was supposed to be an F28-2000 with short field performance, the two aircrafts built were later converted to F28-2000.

Optional: Links or references
F28 Wikipedia
F28 Operators
F28 History
F28 Variant Recognition
F28 Skybrary
F28 Landing/Takeoff Youtube
F28 Review Part 1 Youtube
F28 Review Part 2 Youtube

F28-1000

F28-1000C

F28-2000

F28-3000

F28-3000R

F28-3000C

F28-3000RC

F28-4000

F28-6000

[Clydeboeing]

I think the Fokker 28 should be put in B class, as it is actually smaller than the Fokker 70.

[Flacko]

It should by the fuselage size but ICAO code is determined by wing span, so this is why F28 is determined to be a C class airplane

[Clydeboeing]

But Fokker 70 have been put into B class in the game and Fokker 28 is smaller aircraft than Fokker 70.

[Flacko]

If that’s the case, it would be a final say for the devs to decide the ICAO code, if they’re going to add into the game - I put it down as a C class as the post template asks for it to be classified by the ICAO wingspan, but if there going to add it as a B class aircraft, I’m happy to be wrong here

[Clydeboeing]

Yeah, I still have no idea what their standard is for aircraft.

[Flacko]

Not sure either - but it seems to be either fueslage size or wingspan size?