History

The Fokker 100 was a popular medium range airliner of the 1980s and 1990s. However, increased competition drove Fokker into bankruptcy so production stopped in 1996. Despite this, many remain in airline service today.

The Fokker 100 was a development of Fokker’s popular F-28 airliner with more powerful engines, longer fuselage, greater wingspan, other improvements and passenger capacity increased from 85 to 107.

On 30 November 1986 the first prototype flew for the first time and deliveries into airline service began in February 1988.

It was a popular airliner that faced little competition when it first appeared but, by the 1990s, there were other competitors in the market, Fokker was declared bankrupt in 1996 and production stopped after 283 Fokker 100s had been made.

This model represents VH-FNC flying for Skywest in 2012.

Revell 1/144 kit with Southern Skies decals. Completed in May 2019.

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Data

MODEL: Fokker 100 (Skywest, VH-FNC, 2012)

ROLE: narrow-body medium range airliner

TIME PERIOD: 1986 -

ENGINES: two Rolls Royce Tay Mk620-15 turbofan engines of 61.6 kN thrust each

WING SPAN: 28.08m

LENGTH: 35.53m

MAXIMUM TAKE OFF WEIGHT: 43,090kg

CRUISING SPEED: 845km/h

RANGE: 1,323km

PAYLOAD: 107 passengers in single class layout

CREW: 2

SCALE: 1/144

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DECALS: Southern Sky

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