Aircraft Photo of F-WYAO | Fokker F27-700/ARAT Friendship | IGN - Institut Géographique National

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	F-WYAO
Aircraft Original Type:	Fokker F27 Friendship
Aircraft Generic Type:	Fokker F27 Friendship/Troopship (C-31)
Aircraft Version:	Fokker F27-700/ARAT Friendship
C/n (msn):	10127
Operator Titles:	(IGN - Institut Géographique National)

Location
City / Airport:	Paris - Le BourgetMap
Country:	France
Airport Codes:	ICAO: LFPB IATA: LBG Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	March 1989
Photo from:	JMS Collection
Photo ID:	751070

Photo Comment
The one and only heavily modified Fokker Friendship ARAT conversion. ARAT stands for Avion de Recherche Atmosphérique et de Télédétection. This ARAT Friendship was an atmospheric research and remote-sensing aircraft used to perform the airborne measurements. It was acquired by IGN in 1985 as F-BYAO, and conversion to ARAT started in Feb 1986. In June 1988 it was redelivered to IGN as F-WYAO. It was reregistered back to F-BYAO in Dec 1991 and served with IGN as such until wfu on 14 Jul 2002. The ARAT was stored at Creil until sold for scrap in Aug 2007. This photo was added on 21 November 2024, and has since been viewed 40 times.

Photo Comment

The one and only heavily modified Fokker Friendship ARAT conversion. ARAT stands for Avion de Recherche Atmosphérique et de Télédétection. This ARAT Friendship was an atmospheric research and remote-sensing aircraft used to perform the airborne measurements. It was acquired by IGN in 1985 as F-BYAO, and conversion to ARAT started in Feb 1986. In June 1988 it was redelivered to IGN as F-WYAO. It was reregistered back to F-BYAO in Dec 1991 and served with IGN as such until wfu on 14 Jul 2002. The ARAT was stored at Creil until sold for scrap in Aug 2007.

This photo was added on 21 November 2024, and has since been viewed 40 times.

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