Fokker 100 / American Royal Air Force I was the first aircraft

I was the first aircraft armed with a synchronized

P-40s engaged Japanese aircraft during the attack on Pearl Harbor and the invasion of the Philippines in December 1941

At Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas

but the design had to be greatly altered before the Ju 88A-1 entered service with the Luftwaffe in late 1939

The third phase

Fokker 100 / American Royal Air Force I was the first aircraftFokker announced it was developing the Fokker 100 simultaneously with the Fokker 50 turboprop in November 1983. The Fokker 100 is based on the basic F 28 airframe, with the most important and obvious change being the stretched fuselage, increasing maximum seating to 122, compared with 85 in the F 28 4000 (on which the 100 is based). Other changes include more economical RollsRoyce Tay turbofans (which, unlike the F 28's Speys, conform to Stage 3 noise