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KLM Cityhopper Fokker 100
Role	Regional jet
National origin	Netherlands
Manufacturer	Fokker
First flight	30 November 1986
Introduction	3 April 1988 with Swissair
Status	In service
Primary users	Alliance Airlines QantasLink (Network Aviation) Iran Aseman Airlines
Produced	1986–1998
Number built	283
Developed from	Fokker F28 Fellowship
Variants	Fokker 70

The Fokker 100 is a regional jet that was produced by Fokker in the Netherlands. The Fokker 100 was based on the Fokker F28 with a fuselage stretched by 5.7 m (18.8 ft) to seat up to 109 passengers, up from 85. It is powered by two newer Rolls-Royce Tay turbofans, and it has an updated glass cockpit and a wider wing and tail for increased maximum weights.

The Fokker 50 performed its maiden flight on 28 December 1985, and entered revenue service during 1987. The Fokker 60 has been operated by the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), ex-RNLAF aircraft are also in service with the Peruvian Naval Aviation and the Republic of China's Air Force.

Development

The five-abreast cabin seating, used by Austrian Airlines

A type certificate was applied for on 25 March 1983. The program was announced in 1983. A pair of prototypes was built. On 30 November 1986, the first prototype, PH-MKH, flew for the first time, while the second, PH-MKC, followed on 25 February 1987.

The variant was approved on 20 November 1987. In February 1988, the first deliveries of the Tay 620-15-powered versions started to Swissair. Major customers included American Airlines with 75 ordered, TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais with 50, and USAir with 40, their aircraft powered by the more powerful Tay 650-15. The March 1989 American Airlines order, valued at an estimated US$3.1 billion, was not only the largest single order ever placed at Fokker, but also the largest-ever order from a Netherlands company

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General Info

Cockpit crew	Two
Seating	97 in 2-class to 122 max.
Seat pitch	min. 74 cm (29 in) to 1st class 91 cm (36 in)
Length	35.53 m(116 ft 7 in)
Wing	28.08 m (92 ft 2 in) span 93.5 m² (1,006 sq ft) area
Height	8.50 m (27 ft 11 in)2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) cabin
Width	3.30 m (10 ft 10 in) fuselage3.10 m (10 ft 2 in) cabin

Powerplant

Turbofans (2x)	R-R Tay Mk 620-15	R-R Tay Mk 650-15
Fuel capacity	13,365 L (2,940 imp gal; 3,531 US gal)

Performance

Max. cruise	845 km/h (525 mph)Mach 0.77
Range (max. PL)	2,450 km(1,323 nmi)
Take-off (MTOW)	1,520 m(4,988 ft)
Service ceiling	11,000 m(35,000 ft)

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By 1991, Fokker had produced 70 units and had orders for more than 230. The aircraft joined the American Airlines fleet in August 1991

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As of August 2019, 126 aircraft were still in operational use with airlines.[36][needs update] Many of them are used in Australia by Alliance Airlines and QantasLink supporting

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In June 2015, Austrian Airlines, then one of the larger operators of the Fokker 100, announced its approval of a plan to procure used Embraer 195 regional jets to replace its inventory of Fokker 100 and Fokker 70 jets, which had an average age of 21 years across the fleet.

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Fokker F100 Fellowship
First flight 30 November 1986
Produced 1986–1998