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The great success that Fokker achieved with its F27 model encouraged the Dutch manufacturer to go one step further. In this way, in Apr1962 the new project was announced: The F28 Fellowship.
On the occasion of the 57th anniversary of the prototype´s first flight, -May 9, 1967-, we glad to invite you to the launch of this new Blog fokkerfellowship28.blogspot.com, dedicated absolutely to the Fellowship.
We invite all those who are passionate about this small Dutch colossus to share their experiences, photographs, or information in this space. The site is under development, and we hope all readers will like it.
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Gonzalo Carballo, Esteban Lerín & Carlos Abella
Showing posts with label 13 - Never delivered. Show all posts
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Never delivered #14

 


In February–March 1969, the Fokker F-28 Mk. 1000 PH-MOL (cn. 11003) made a promotional tour of Oceania. Among the countries visited was New Zealand, and the aircraft was observed in Hokitika on February 27, 1969, and March 1, 1969.

In early March 1969, it made a six-day visit to Wellington, where National Airways (NAC), a civilian division of the Ministry of Transport, evaluated the F-28 and, while not expressing immediate interest, considered the aircraft for possible acquisition in early 1970.

On March 4, 1969, PH-MOL (cn. 11003) was sighted at Christchurch Airport. The aircraft also visited Napier Airport.

Sources: 3rdlevelnz.blogspot.com, press photos, Hokitika Guardian

Never delivered #13

 


On September 27, 1972, F-28 PH-ZAV (11032) flew to Yugoslavia via Luxembourg for a demonstration flight for Jugoslovensky Aerotransport (JAT).

In September 1972, Fokker's marketing department published a brochure entitled "Fokker F-28 for JAT." It described the advantages of incorporating the Fellowship. Among other things, it detailed an alternative route network, showing JAT flights with the DC-9 Series 30, complemented by flights that the Fokker F-28 could operate more efficiently.

Never delivered #12

 

In 1978, Fokker conducted a demonstration tour of the Mk. 4000 version in South America with a model leased from the Swedish company Linjeflyg before delivery. This model was cn. 11130, registered PH-JPV on February 1, 1978. The aircraft visited Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru.

On March 6, 1978, the aircraft visited Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro and made several demonstration flights over the famous Ponta Aérea route from Santos Dumont to Sao Paulo. This model was proposed as a replacement for the venerable Lockheed L-188 Electra VARIG, and was also demonstrated to Cruzeiro.



Never delivered #11

 

In 1994, Aerolíneas Argentinas decommissioned the three Fokker F-28 Mk.1000s it operated. These were registered aircraft LV-LOA (cn 11085), LV-LOC (cn 11083), and LV-LRG (cn 11046).

On April 13, 1994, they made a low-altitude pass over the runway at Jorge Newbery Airport in Buenos Aires and were then parked on the industrial apron.

In May 1994, the airline Servicios Aéreos Patagónicos Sociedad de Estado (SAPSE), through an engineering firm, evaluated the three F-28s for a possible acquisition, which ultimately did not materialize. At the time of the evaluation, LV-LOA had 34,660 flight hours, LV-LOC had 35,654 hours and 53,960 flight cycles, while LV-LRG had a total of 42,448 hours and 64,939 flight cycles.

The three aircraft could not be sold and were flown to Ezeiza Airport, where they were scrapped in 1996.

Never delivered #10

    Observed at Woensdrecht on 31 March 1982 during its final stages of construction, painted in Air Volta colours. This aircraft was cn 11163, a Fokker F-28 Mk.3000 that first flew on 13 October 1980 with the registration PH-EXW and on 13 January 1981 was re-registered PH-ZBJ. It was not delivered to Air Volta and was sold to Empire Airlines on 23 January 1984 (N163PM).

Air Volta acquired Fokker F-28 Mk.4000 cn 11185, originally ordered by Empire Airlines and not taken (N112UR). Delivered to Air Volta on 29 Jan 1983 with the registration XT-FZP.