Fokker 100

what is it?

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.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · low wing · retractable tricycle gear · 28.1 m wingspan

base stats

• range 3,170 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 122passengers
• built 283made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 40 years ago, in 1986.
• 🚗Wingspan of 28.1 m: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 3,170 km: 18× Amsterdam to Brussels.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.2× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

1986-11-30

introduced

1988

status

still flying

number built

283

role

regional jet

origin

🇳🇱 Netherlands

makers

Fokker

engines

2× Rolls-Royce RB.183 Tay

passengers

122

length

35.5 m

wingspan

28.1 m

height

8.6 m

top speed

—

range

3,170 km

ceiling

10,668 m

wings

low wing

landing gear

retractable tricycle gear

ICAO code

F100

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.