Can anyone provide with information on the performance of the Fokker 50 (ie Cruise TAS, Fuel Burns/hr etc.)
How does it compare to the likes of the Dash 8 300/Q300 and the ATR 42? What is the noise/vibration like in the cabin?
Thanks
Hung start
4th Mar 2001, 21:36
It´s been a while, but I remember VMO to be at 225KIAS. At flight level 170-210 where we operated most flights we´d see around 250KTAS (Fokker says 265, but that must have been a shiny new airplane), and fuel flow was on average around 700 kg./hour.
Oh, noise not worse than any other turboprop, but deafening if you sit next to prop during t/o and landing. 5 legs in the cockpit, and yours truly was tired in his ears. Headsets recommended.
Otherwise, a good airplane, easy handling,(flies/lands like a C-172) and a nice cockpit.
[This message has been edited by Hung start (edited 04 March 2001).]