History
This is an extended version of the Fokker 50. Four examples were built for the Royal Netherlands Air Force..
| Dimensions: | |||
| Length: | 26,87 m | Wingspan: | - m |
| Height: | 8,34 m | Wing area: | - m2 |
| Weights: | |||
| Empty weight: | 12 570 kg | Max. start weight: | 22 950 kg |
| Performances: | |||
| Max. speed: | - km/hr | Climbing speed: | - m/min |
| Cruising speed: | 532 km/hr | ||
| Range: | 1300 km | Service ceiling: | - m |
| Miscellaneous: | |||
| Engine type: | Two Pratt & Whtiney PW-127B rated 2750 hp each | ||
| Crew: | - | ||
| Armament: | None | ||
Information about Dutch aircraft.
Fokker 60 U-04, photographed at Static Show at the Open Day Dutch Air Force, July 1996 at airbase Twenthe.
Fokker 60 U-04, photographed at Static Show at the Open Day Dutch Air Force, July 1996 at airbase Twenthe.
Fokker 60 U-04, photographed at Static Show at the Open Day Dutch Air Force, July 1996 at airbase Twenthe.
Fokker 60 U-03, photographed at Static Show at the Open Day Dutch Air Force, September 2000 at airbase Volkel.
Fokker 60 U-03, photographed at Static Show at the Open Day Dutch Air Force, September 2000 at airbase Volkel.
Fokker 60 U-01, photographed at Static Show at the Open Day Dutch Air Force, June 2004 at airbase Volkel.
In 2004 both U-01 and U-03 were modified to MPA, maritime patrol aircraft and used from April 2005 from Hato by the Coast Guard Netherlands Antilles . The aircraft had a radom under the fuselage. They were used till the end of 2007 and withdrawn from use.
Both remaining Fokker 60s were withdrawn from use in November 2006.
All aircraft are withdrawn from use and sold to Peru.
Walk-around of the Fokker 60 MPA at IPMS.DE
Fokker 60 334 Squadron
| Serial | Constr. nr. | Date in service | Date out of service | Notes |
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| U-01 | 20321 | 25-07-1996 | 11-2007 | 'Marinus van Meel'; Was PH-UTL In 2004 modified to MPA and used by the Coast Guard from Hato. Sold to Peru as AE563 and deliverd in june 2010. |
| U-02 | 20324 | 10-06-1996 | 11-2006 | 'Willem Versteegh'; Was PH-UTN Sold September 2010 to Peru as AE565. |
| U-03 | 20327 | 10-06-1996 | 11-2007 | 'Jan Borghouts'; Was PH-UTP In 2004 modified to MPA and used by the Coast Guard from Hato. Sold to Peru as AE564 and deliverd in june 2010. |
| U-04 | 20329 | 28-06-1996 | 11-2006 | 'Jules Zeegers'; Was PH-UTR Sold early 2011 to Peru as AE566. |
1/72nd Scale
Thusfar no kits of this Fokker Type are released.
It is possible to extend the Fokkker 50 kit of Classic Plane.
It is also possible, with a lot more effort, to use a kit of a Fokkker F27 as a base and convert to a Fokker 60.
Kits
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- Building of a Fokker U-60 model by M. De Vreeze
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1/48th Scale
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| Scheme | Colour name | FS number | Humbrol | XtraColor | Vallejo Model Color | Vallejo Model Air | Hataka | |
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| Standard #1 | Overall (with a pattern on upper and lower surfaces) | Light grey | 26375 | 127 | X136 | 70.990 | 71.046 | ~037 |
| Dark grey | 26118 | 125 | X130 | 70.868 | 71.053 | ~031 | ||
Check www.paint4models.com for an extensive conversion table with lots of colour and paint systems.
Literature.
| Squadrons van de Koninklijke Luchtmacht (derde herzien druk) | Willem Helfferich | Pag. 72 - 73 | 1994 | Uitgevers Wyt, Rotterdam |
| Luchtvaart; 12e jaargang nummer 12: Foto van Fokker 60 Utility U-01 (rechterzijaanzicht) | Pag. 4 - 5 | 1995 | Uitgeverij Ten Brink, Meppel | |
| Camouflage en Kentekens | J.Greuter e.a. | 1997 | Bonneville – Bergen (NH) |
Websites.
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Nederlands (nl-NL) 
English (United Kingdom)