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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
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Never delivered #31

 


In September 1973, Fokker conducted a promotional tour to Brazil, where they  took the opportunity to show case the Fokker F-28 Fellowship.

The Fokker F-28 Mk.1000 Fellowship PH-ZAV (cn.11032) landed in Brazil on September 11, 1973. Three days later, on September 14, it participated in an air show in the city of São Paulo. Between September 14 and 23, 1973, the first international aerospace show was held at São José dos Campos International Airport in the São Paulo metropolitan area, located 90 kilometers from São Paulo.

Finally, on September 24, 1973, the PH-ZAV performed demonstration flights for VARIG, VASP, and the Brazilian Civil Aviation Directorate.

What would have happened if VASP had purchased theFokker F-28 Fellowship?.

Never delivered #30

 

On October 30, 1975, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and her husband, Prince Consort Henrik, visited the Fokker factory facilities during a state visit to the Netherlands. They were accompanied by Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (husband of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands).

They toured the F-28 Fellowship production line, where they were able to observe several aircraft under construction, including a Fokker F-28 Mk.1000C for Air Gabon, cn.11102 (TR-LTS) and the rear section of the “A105”, future F-28 Mk.1000 cn.11105 for Garuda Indonesia Airways (PK-GVV).

At the time, this state visit did not spark any interest from Danish airlines. By 1975, Maersk Air was operating Fokker F-27s—what would have happened if they had decided to replace them with the Fokker F-28 Fellowship?

Four years later, in 1979, Cimber Air purchased two F-28 Mk.3000s.

Never delivered #29

 


The Fokker F-28 Mk.4000 PH-JPV (cn. 11130), which was conducting a sales tour during February and March 1978, made stopovers in the Caribbean—specifically in Haiti and the Bahamas—en route from the United States to South America.

What would have happened if the Fokker Mk.4000 had been purchased by Bahamasair?

Never delivered #28

 


In late 1969 and early 1970, Fokker proposed manufacturing the F-28 in India. The objective was to sell the aircraft to the state-owned carrier Indian Airlines. Fokker was to provide all the technical documentation, blueprints, and data required for the license-built production of the Fellowship at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) facility.

Discussions and sessions were held in the Indian Parliament, where the Minister of Defence presented the project. Despite initial interest, the government did not proceed with the plan, choosing instead to continue manufacturing the Avro 748 turboprop under license.

Would this be what the Fokker F-28 Mk.1000 looked like had it been built under license for Indian Airlines?

Never delivered #27

 


In 1971, for a period of four months, Fokker leased the Fokker F-28 PH-MOL (cn.11003) to the Italian airline Alisarda. The aircraft was delivered on June 1, 1971, and returned to Fokker on September 30, 1971. This lease may have been an attempt by the Dutch manufacturer to pique Alisarda's interest in the Fellowship. 

Is this how the F-28 would have appeared had Alisarda proceeded with the purchase?.