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The F27 Friendship brought turboprop power and cabin pressurisation to regional routes previously served by piston airliners. Its first prototype flew in November 1955, and the F27-100 entered airline service with Aer Lingus in November 1958.
Aircraft background
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Fokker developed passenger, cargo and military versions during a long production life. Microsoft’s Local Legend 23 release brings the Friendship to both MSFS 2020 and 2024; the linked release description provides the represented aircraft and package scope.
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Meet Fokker F27 Friendship
The F27 Friendship brought turboprop power and cabin pressurisation to regional routes previously served by piston airliners. Its first prototype flew in November 1955, and the F27-100 entered airline service with Aer Lingus in November 1958.
Passenger, cargo and military versions followed during a long production life. Microsoft's Local Legend 23 package represents the Friendship in MSFS 2020 and 2024.
Fokker F27 Friendship
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History & design
A turboprop answer to the piston airliner
The Friendship began as a 1950 research initiative for a pressurized turboprop transport. Its first prototype flew on 24 November 1955. Aer Lingus put the production F27-100 into service in November 1958, with up to 40 passenger seats.
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More than one Friendship
Fokker built passenger, cargo and specialist variants, while Fairchild produced licensed relatives in the United States. The changing fuselage lengths and capacities mean that one family-wide seat count would be misleading. The original prototype, second prototype and F27-100 already differed.
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Systems & details
The 2026 simulator release
Microsoft released the Friendship as Local Legend 23 for FlightSimWeekend 2026, held at Lelystad’s Aviodrome. The release description supplies the technical reference shown here. Variant-specific loading and cockpit behavior still belong to the selected simulator implementation.
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Manuals & resources
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Simulator documentation
Friendship in MSFS 2020 and 2024Local Legend 23 — F27 Friendship · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Fokker developed passenger, cargo and military versions during a long production life. Microsoft’s Local Legend 23 release brings the Friendship to both MSFS 2020 and 2024; the linked release description provides the represented aircraft and package scope.
Official developer / designated-store reference · checked 2026-09-14
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Developer documentation
Microsoft Flight Simulator Releases Local Legend 23: The Fokker F27 Friendship - Microsoft Flight SimulatorMicrosoft Flight Simulator · Official developer / designated-store reference · checked 2026-09-14Type designator
ICAO Doc 8643 — aircraft type designatorsInternational Civil Aviation Organization · Public search data retrieved 2026-09-14; authority update 2026-09-03Built-in force-feedback profiles
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Fokker F27 Friendship
Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Partial review
MSFS 2024 · MSFS 2020
Fokker F27 Friendship: The profile supplies selected regional-transport yoke resistance.
Fokker F27 Friendship
Fokker F27 Friendship: The profile supplies selected regional-transport yoke resistance.
Aircraft and simulator scope
- Fokker F27 Friendship · MSFS 2024 · family starting point
- Fokker F27 Friendship · MSFS 2020 · family starting point
Fokker F27 Friendship · The retained version 0.2 guide covers the Local Legend F27 simulator; real-aircraft family history includes several other variants.
The simulator model and controls
The F27 Friendship brought turboprop power and cabin pressurisation to regional routes previously served by piston airliners. Its first prototype flew in November 1955, and the F27-100 entered airline service with Aer Lingus in November 1958.
This starting point selects Fokker F27 Friendship. Its aircraft-level settings do not select a particular developer’s custom systems.
How this profile feels
The profile supplies selected regional-transport yoke resistance. Spring resistance builds with the selected airspeed response. A separate aerodynamic term adds speed-dependent control load.
Pitch relief remains separate from pressurization and mission equipment. Valid trim provides the configured pressure relief. Autopilot following is enabled for supported control references.
Controls and trim
The Friendship introduced turboprops and pressurization to regional routes. Its prototype flew in November 1955 and the F27-100 entered service with Aer Lingus in November 1958. Passenger, cargo and military variants retain their own equipment around that transport background.
About the values
The gains are normalized profile settings. They describe the chosen effect balance; hand force depends on the device and its output limits. IAS references are tuning values rather than operating limits. Physical acceptance of this revision remains pending.
What the documentation establishes
The retained version 0.2 guide covers the Local Legend F27 simulator; real-aircraft family history includes several other variants.
Pitch trim wheels and indicators, aileron trim and rudder trim are explicitly identified.
A three-axis autopilot is documented, without altitude preselection; altitude alerting does not command automatic level-off.
Retractable tricycle gear and flaps are documented, including 16.5-degree takeoff and 40-degree landing selections. A complete four-position schedule is not established.
Cruise guidance is 180–200 KIAS, consistent with a 190-knot starting reference. Headline 250 KTAS performance is a separate value; VNE decreases with altitude.
Documentary review and sources
These decisions describe the documentary basis and remaining gaps for this revision. Aircraft documentation and a starting setting describe different kinds of evidence.
Aircraft and variant
ReviewedThis starting point selects Fokker F27 Friendship. Its aircraft-level settings do not select a particular developer’s custom systems.
Flight controls
Not yet reviewedThe Friendship introduced turboprops and pressurization to regional routes. Its prototype flew in November 1955 and the F27-100 entered service with Aer Lingus in November 1958. Passenger, cargo and military variants retain their own equipment around that transport background.
Trim
ReviewedPitch relief remains separate from pressurization and mission equipment. Pitch authority 0.3 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0.14.
Autopilot and stability
ReviewedFollowing is on at 0.1 authority when a supported, valid autopilot control reference is available.
Equipment
ReviewedGear, flap and ground cues follow the selected settings and available simulator-reported states.
Speeds and limits
ReviewedThe indicated-speed references set the profile response scale; they are separate from aircraft operating limits.
Simulator integration
Not yet reviewedThe profile targets msfs2024, msfs2020. Add-on-specific controls use only the supported references configured by this profile.
Force-feedback settings
Not yet reviewedThe settings define the profile’s effect balance. Device output limits affect physical hand force.
Starting settings and their rationale
These configured values are starting estimates. The explanations describe what each setting controls; physical validation appears separately below.
| Setting | Starting value | What it controls and why |
|---|---|---|
| Spring strength | Starting value0.74 | What it controls and whyThe profile supplies selected regional-transport yoke resistance. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 90 KIAS. |
| Master force gain | Starting value0.85 | What it controls and whyScales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits. |
| Profile force gain | Starting value0.68 | What it controls and whyThe aerodynamic-load gain is 0.68 with an indicated-speed reference of 190 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value190.0 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit. |
| Spring response reference speed | Starting value90 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it. |
| Aileron force scale | Starting value0.72 | What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled. |
| Elevator force scale | Starting value1.0 | What it controls and whyScales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings. |
| Trim feel | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyRetained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement. |
| Trim relief | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount. |
| Autopilot follow | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyFollowing is on at 0.1 authority when a supported, valid autopilot control reference is available. |
| Autopilot neutral hold | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target. |
| Output force limit | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whyCaps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate. |
All 44 starting settings and their rationale
The settings define the profile’s effect balance. Device output limits affect physical hand force.
| Setting | Starting value | What it controls and why |
|---|---|---|
| Spring strength | Starting value0.74 | What it controls and whyThe profile supplies selected regional-transport yoke resistance. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 90 KIAS. |
| Spring deadband | Starting value0.05 | What it controls and whySets travel around the centre before the baseline spring resists. Smaller values engage it sooner. |
| Profile force gain | Starting value0.68 | What it controls and whyThe aerodynamic-load gain is 0.68 with an indicated-speed reference of 190 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Master force gain | Starting value0.85 | What it controls and whyScales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits. |
| QBlend Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows baseline spring strength to rise with indicated airspeed where the control law permits it. |
| QSpring Minimum Factor | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whySets low-speed spring strength as a fraction of baseline when blending is enabled. One keeps full strength. |
| QSpring Start Knots | Starting value20 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed spring blend starts rising. This is a feel threshold, not a flight limit. |
| Spring response reference speed | Starting value90 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value190.0 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit. |
| Airspeed spring stiffening gain | Starting value0.1 | What it controls and whyThe high-speed spring-stiffening gain is 0.1. It strengthens the permitted spring response above 90 KIAS, with the squared-speed ratio capped at 5. |
| Airspeed spring stiffening limit | Starting value5 | What it controls and whyLimits the squared airspeed ratio used for high-speed spring stiffening; it is not a device-force cap. |
| Aileron force scale | Starting value0.72 | What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled. |
| Elevator force scale | Starting value1.0 | What it controls and whyScales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings. |
| Output force limit | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whyCaps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate. |
| Trim feel | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyRetained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement. |
| Trim relief | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount. |
| Elevator Authority | Starting value0.3 | What it controls and whyPitch relief remains separate from pressurization and mission equipment. Pitch authority 0.3 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0.14. |
| Aileron Authority | Starting value0.14 | What it controls and whyScales supported roll-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes roll response. |
| Force Trim Enabled | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyEnables local force trim, separate from aircraft-owned trim and add-on integration qualification. |
| GLoad Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows load-factor changes to modify permitted spring laws. Passive fly-by-wire feel can suppress it. |
| Rate Damping Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables rate damping with the configured coefficients and control law. |
| Autopilot follow | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyFollowing is on at 0.1 authority when a supported, valid autopilot control reference is available. |
| Autopilot follow authority | Starting value0.1 | What it controls and whySets admitted AP-follow gain, not a percentage of travel. Runtime ownership and input limits still apply. |
| Autopilot neutral hold | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target. |
| Autopilot neutral hold strength | Starting value0.6 | What it controls and whySets admitted AP neutral-hold strength; inactive while neutral hold is disabled. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables aerodynamic cues; each still needs nonzero strength and its simulator conditions. |
| Gain | Starting value0.28 | What it controls and whySets stall-buffet strength. Zero removes the cue without changing simulator stalls or warnings. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets high-Mach buffet strength; onset and full-strength thresholds are separate. |
| Gain | Starting value0.14 | What it controls and whySets flap buffet at the configured position and speed gates. Flap movement texture is separate. |
| Maximum flap index | Starting value4 | What it controls and whySets the final flap index for detent normalization. UP plus three detents uses maximum index3. |
| Minimum flap index | Starting value2 | What it controls and whySets the first flap detent that admits buffet; this is a handle index, not degrees. |
| Gain | Starting value0.1 | What it controls and whySets gear aerodynamic buffet; movement and ground-contact cues are separate. |
| Shaker Enabled | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits shaker at supported warning conditions; the switch does not establish aircraft equipment. |
| Stick shaker amplitude | Starting value0.5 | What it controls and whySets triggered shaker strength; inactive while the shaker feature is disabled. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables ground effects; each still needs its own strength and contact or motion telemetry. |
| Gain | Starting value0.42 | What it controls and whySets rolling texture strength, modified by speed, surface and undercarriage configuration. |
| Gain | Starting value0.32 | What it controls and whySets gear-bump texture during ground motion, separate from touchdown impact. |
| Gain | Starting value0.82 | What it controls and whySets landing-impact strength; landing telemetry and response shape determine the pulse. |
| Gain | Starting value0.48 | What it controls and whySets reverse-thrust vibration with valid reverser and engine conditions. Zero removes the cue. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry. |
| Gain | Starting value0.06 | What it controls and whySets estimated engine vibration using configured telemetry and response, not measured cockpit vibration. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables accessory cues with configured strengths and observed accessory movement. |
| Gain | Starting value0.12 | What it controls and whySets texture from observed flap movement; a command without movement does not establish the cue. |
| Gain | Starting value0.12 | What it controls and whySets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects. |
Limits and open questions
- The manual describes controls but does not substantiate the mechanical primary-control architecture claimed in the existing decision.
- The guide explains cockpit modes but does not publish external trim or autopilot telemetry definitions.
- No control-force gradient or cockpit vibration amplitude is supplied.
- Fokker F27 Friendship documentary evidence does not establish force-feedback hardware acceptance.
Physical validation
No physical force validation is recorded in this public catalogue for this revision. Documentary review and software checks do not establish how a particular device feels.
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