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Aircraft and configuration
The Fokker 50 flight-controls document describes mechanical rods and cables, spring and balance tabs for the ailerons, electrical roll trim and a manually operated elevator trim tab. The elevator flight-control and longitudinal stability augmentation systems modify pitch feel. The wing flaps are hydraulically operated.
Fokker 50
Fokker manual via SmartCockpit · Read more ↗Meet Fokker 50
The Fokker 50 flight-controls document describes mechanical rods and cables, spring and balance tabs for the ailerons, electrical roll trim and a manually operated elevator trim tab. The elevator flight-control and longitudinal stability augmentation systems modify pitch feel. The wing flaps are hydraulically operated.
History & design
Part of Fokker’s last generation
The Fokker 50 belonged to the generation that also included the 60, 70 and 100. Fokker Services Group records 213 Fokker 50s built, alongside four larger Fokker 60s.
Fokker Services Group · Fokker heritage ↗Fokker Services Group heritage account
Support beyond production
When Fokker left aircraft manufacturing in 1996, product-support and maintenance activities were combined into Fokker Services. That organisation became type-certificate holder for the F27, F28, 50, 60, 70 and 100, preserving technical support after new-aircraft production ended.
Fokker Services Group · Fokker heritage ↗Fokker Services Group heritage account
Systems & details
Carenado F50
Carenado released the F50 for X-Plane 11 with custom autopilot, hydraulic and propeller logic.
Unofficial X-Plane 12 conversion
Omarza's unofficial conversion requires a fresh Carenado version 1.1 installation and a separate X-Plane 12 patch.
Mechanical controls with tabs and pitch augmentation
The Fokker manual describes rod-and-cable primary controls, with spring and balance tabs on the ailerons and an electrically operated aileron trim tab. Elevator trim is operated through pedestal wheels. Separate pitch-stability systems address transient forces associated with power and flap changes. The autopilot commands the primary controls and elevator trim when engaged. This combination is more specific than a blanket description of a powered-control airliner and remains distinct from each simulator’s implementation.
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Simulator documentation
Carenado F50Fokker 50
Carenado released the F50 for X-Plane 11 with custom autopilot, hydraulic and propeller logic.
F50 X-Plane 11 product description
Carenado · Read the source ↗Unofficial X-Plane 12 conversionFokker 50
Omarza's unofficial conversion requires a fresh Carenado version 1.1 installation and a separate X-Plane 12 patch.
Author's Update 1a post
Omarza · Read the source ↗Read the original documentation from the people who created it. Manuals open on their publisher’s website.
Aircraft documentation
Fokker 50 — aircraft documentationFokker manual via SmartCockpit · Flight controls and flaps · pages 1–2, 11 and 18Simulator documentation
Fokker 50 — simulator documentationCarenado · F50 X-Plane 11 product description Fokker 50 — simulator documentationOmarza · Author's Update 1a postAircraft history
Fokker heritageFokker Services Group · Fokker Services Group heritage accountBuilt-in force-feedback profiles
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Catalogue programme-20261011-v3 · 2 profile choices
Carenado Fokker 50
Carenado · Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
X-Plane 11
Fokker's regional turboprop, represented by Carenado and an unofficial X-Plane 12 conversion.
Carenado / Omarza Fokker 50 XP12
Carenado / Omarza · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
X-Plane 12
Fokker's regional turboprop, represented by Carenado and an unofficial X-Plane 12 conversion.
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