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Mech From Brazil, joined Oct 2006, 0 posts, RR: 0
Posted (13 years 4 months 3 weeks 3 days ago) and read 775 times:

Has anybody ever flown on a Fokker F-100, are they about the same as a DC-9? Im thinking of flying American and thats the plane I would go on.

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Mirage From Portugal, joined May 1999, 3120 posts, RR: 16
Reply 1, posted (13 years 4 months 3 weeks 3 days ago) and read 618 times:

I can tell you that I have flown on an Air Portugal 733 and A320 and also a Portugalia F-100. The most confortable was the F-100, very smooth flight, very quiet.

Luis, Faro, Portugal

HZ-AKF From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (13 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 606 times:

As far as interior layout, they are the same as DC9's with the 2x3 seating layout. They are also about 100 times quiter and 15-20 years younger. Most of the F-100's in American's fleet have yet to break 10 years in service.

Quite a funny looking plane actually.

CV990A From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 1391 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (13 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 603 times:

I flew on one of China Eastern's F100s, and seem to recall that it was reasonably comfortable for a short flight, but I couldn't imagine taking one on a long flight.

Kittens Give Morbo Gas

AKelley728 From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 2101 posts, RR: 6
Reply 4, posted (13 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 597 times:

Flew on a Swissair F-100 a few years ago, very quiet from what I remember, but other than that, it's not much different from an MD-80.

D L X From United States of America, joined May 1999, 10561 posts, RR: 53
Reply 5, posted (13 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 587 times:

I've flown US Airways F100s frequently. They are about the same in terms of cabin space as a DC9-30, seating for about 100. It is much quieter, and has modern avionics in the cockpit. As with AA, the US fleet is also quite young, around 10 years old.

FlyCMH From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 2260 posts, RR: 11
Reply 6, posted (13 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 584 times:

I flew an American Airlines Fokker 100 from Columbus to Chicago. The flight was smooth and comfortable, and perfectly suited for short range flights. Seat comfort is normal, not anything special. Though I really like American's F-100's. I hope you enjoy your flight.

FlyBoy From United States of America, joined May 1999, 85 posts, RR: 1
Reply 7, posted (13 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 571 times:

I fly AA's Fokker 100s often between DFW and STL and find that the F-100 is extremely comfortable in American's (the only airline I have flown them on) configuration. I have never had anything but great flights on them and their interiors are MUCH better than TWA's DC-9s. There are a couple things that are neat about this aircraft....(1) the PSU (Passenger Service Unit) controls are little metal strips that are activated by any contact with your hand (heat??????), (2) the wings flap extentions are labeled so you can tell exactly how many degrees of flap the pilot has extended, and (3) the service is more personalized, more often than not there are 3 flight attendants in coach for the 89 people back there instead of 2, although I have had both, and the service has been superb either way. Hope this helps

FlyBoy

L1011 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 1583 posts, RR: 10
Reply 8, posted (13 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 574 times:

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I've seen the wing flap extension markings on the wings on US Airways' F-100s. I thought it was something US Airways did. Now that I read that they are on American's aircraft also, they must have been put there by the manufacturer. Why are they there? The cockpit crew can't see them.

Bob Bradley
Richmond, VA

Fly Eastern's Golden Falcon DC-7B

Teahan From Belgium, joined Nov 1999, 5264 posts, RR: 63
Reply 9, posted (13 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 556 times:

Often flew it Gva-Zrh. Great plane especially when it was with Swissair.

Goodbye SR-LX MD-11 / 6th of March 1991 to the 31st of October 2004

UA777 From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 81 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (13 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 552 times:

I've flown an AA F100 but was too young to realise the difference. I just recall looking at the safety card and wondering why it didn't say DC9.

I work 1 miles away from Kent County International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Spend many lunch breakss watching the planes come in. When the US Airways F100 comes in, it's always a sight to see. I can't believe how graceful, quiet, and slow it comes in....almost like watching a 747 come in to land.

I don't know if this is common practice for commercial airliners or for this plane, but I've never seen or heard the reverse thrusters deployed when this plane has landed.

Futurepilot2b From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 137 posts, RR: 0
Reply 11, posted (13 years 4 months 3 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 548 times:

To my knowledge, the F-100 does not have reverse thrusters. This started back to their F-70. I don't know why they don't have them since they do land on some short runways.

Teahan From Belgium, joined Nov 1999, 5264 posts, RR: 63
Reply 12, posted (13 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 544 times:

Just for your information the F 70 came after the F 100.

Goodbye SR-LX MD-11 / 6th of March 1991 to the 31st of October 2004

Starship From South Africa, joined Nov 1999, 1098 posts, RR: 16
Reply 13, posted (13 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 549 times:

Let me start off by saying that this is not intended to put you off, and I personally would have no hesitation in flying on an F-100, but the landing gear is inclined to collapse on these aircraft, or so it seems!
Visit this site to learn more:-
http://aviation-safety.net/events/f100/index.htm

Nick

Behind every "no" is a "yes"

Bruce From United States of America, joined May 1999, 5027 posts, RR: 17
Reply 14, posted (13 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 545 times:

Yes i have flown on a USAir F100 from MEM-CLT. it kind of looks like a dc9 but was more modern and very quiet. That may have to do with the fact that I sat near the front away from the engines noise however. i have not seen the wing flap markings.

Isn't this one of the very few planes with OVAL windows? I never saw an oval window till I was in the F100.

Bruce Leibowitz - Jackson, MS (KJAN) - Canon 50D/100-400L IS lens

R90AA From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 15, posted (13 years 4 months 2 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 525 times:

I flew AA F-100s the last year AA maintained a pilot base in BNA ('95-'96). Consider F100 to be a smaller, quieter version of MD80. Similar seating (2x3 in coach) but no rear cabin doors. Coach seats were (1996) slightly more narrow than MD80 with same pitch front-back.

Vast majority of BNA customers preferred F100 to MD80 on all but longer range flights.

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